There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Uyuni by plane, shuttle, helicopter, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Uyuni Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane MEL - UYU
2d$976–2,628Fly to La Paz Airport, fly to Uyuni Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane MEL - LPB
- Fly from La Paz Airport to Uyuni Airportplane
34h 23m$690–1,742Fly to Calama Airport, shuttle, Tour
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane MEL - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
23h 41m$930–1,930Fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, Tour
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane MEL - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
23h 38m$9,830–10,980Fly to Alcantari Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alcantari Airport (SRE)plane MEL - SRE
- Take the bus from Sucre to Uyunibus
43h 53m$710–1,977
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Uyuni is to fly which costs $650 - $1,800 and takes 34h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Uyuni is to fly and helicopter and Tour which takes 23h 38m and costs $9,500 - $11,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Uyuni is 12774 km.
It takes approximately 2 days 0h to get from Melbourne to Uyuni, including transfers.
Uyuni is 14h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:33 AM in Melbourne and 10:33 AM in Uyuni.
There are 57+ hotels available in Uyuni.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia?
LATAM Chile, Boliviana de Aviación, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) twice daily.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santiago, El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Uyuni Airport via Auckland, Santiago, El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Uyuni Airport via Sydney, Santiago, El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santiago, Cuzco, El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alcantari Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alcantari Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santiago, El Alto International Airport, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calama Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 31m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Phone
- +56 2 2677 3000
- [email protected]
- Website
- transvip.cl
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Book at
- transvip.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 6136 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cordillera Traveller
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- Cordillera Traveller
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- Cordillera Traveller
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- Cordillera Traveller
- Phone
- +591 71162386
- Website
- Trans Caminante SRL
Bus from Sucre to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Trans Caminante SRL
- Rioad
- $6
- Phone
- +591 7116 2591
- Website
- busbud.com
Bus from Sucre to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
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