There are 7 ways to get from Ecuador to Uyuni by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane GYE - UYU
12h 19m$670–1,525Bus, Tour
cheapest- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Máncorabus
- Take the bus from Máncora to Limabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Ronco to Punobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Uyunibus
3d 8h$174–338Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Uyunibus
2d 15h$201–313Drive 3,226.1 km
- Drive from Guayaquil to Uyunicar 3,226.1 km
47h 13m$183–265Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane UIO - UYU
15h 4m$350–1,232Bus to Tumbes, fly
- Take the bus from Machala to Huaquillasbus
- Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane TBP - UYU
14h 57m$362–1,327Fly from Cuenca
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane CUE - UYU
17h 39m$329–1,116
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ecuador to Uyuni is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 47h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Ecuador to Uyuni is to fly which takes 12h 19m and costs $650 - $1,600.
No, there is no direct bus from Ecuador to Uyuni. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil and arriving at Uyuni via Tumbes, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Oltursa Lima Terminal and La Paz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Ecuador and Uyuni is 2494 km. The road distance is 3226.1 km.
The best way to get from Ecuador to Uyuni without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $200 - $320.
It takes approximately 12h 19m to get from Ecuador to Uyuni, including transfers.
Ecuador to Uyuni bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
The best way to get from Ecuador to Uyuni is to fly which takes 12h 19m and costs $650 - $1,600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $320 and takes 2 days 15h.
Ecuador to Uyuni bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Tumbes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ecuador to Uyuni is 3226 km. It takes approximately 47h 13m to drive from Ecuador to Uyuni.
What companies run services between Ecuador and Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia?
LATAM Chile, Boliviana de Aviación, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Guayaquil to Uyuni via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil, Tumbes, Tumbes, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Oltursa Lima Terminal, and La Paz in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Uyuni Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Tumbes to Uyuni Airport via Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Tumbes to Uyuni Airport via Lima, Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cuenca to Uyuni Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Cuenca to Uyuni Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Cuenca to Uyuni Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Guayaquil to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- [email protected]
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 67161020
- [email protected]
- Website
- uyunipanasur.com
Bus from La Paz to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Schedules at
- uyunipanasur.com
Bus from La Paz to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Schedules at
- uyunipanasur.com
- Phone
- +591 76777444
- infoo@ transomar.com
- Website
- transomar.com
Bus from La Paz to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia Trans Omar
Bus from La Paz to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia Trans Omar
- Phone
- +59 128 1779
- [email protected]
- Website
- Predilecto Tours
Bus from La Paz to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- Predilecto Tours
Bus from La Paz to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- Predilecto Tours
- Phone
- +591 76974976
- [email protected]
- Website
- todoturismo.bo
Bus from La Paz to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- Schedules at
- todoturismo.bo
Bus from La Paz to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- Schedules at
- todoturismo.bo
- Phone
- +56 9 8149 3691
- [email protected]
Bus from La Paz to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $33–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
Bus from La Paz to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $33–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Machala to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Machala to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
- Phone
- +51 947 730 000
- [email protected]
- Website
- ittsabus.com
Bus from Máncora to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Book at
- ittsabus.com
- Website
- Cosmos Bus
Bus from Terminal Ronco to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- Cosmos Bus
- Phone
- +51 051 630 257
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rumbo Explora
Shuttle from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- Rumbo Explora
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
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