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How to get fromQuito Airport (UIO) to Uyuniby plane, car, bus, helicopter, or shuttle

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There are 10 ways to get from Quito Airport (UIO) to Uyuni by plane, car, bus, helicopter, or shuttle

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  1. Fly to Uyuni Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane plane UIO - UYU
    12h 29m
    $329–1,082

  2. Car, bus via Arequipa

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar car
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Arequipabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Arequipa to La Pazbus bus
    5. Take the bus from La Paz to Uyunibus bus
    3d 7h
    $169–576

  3. Car, bus via Lima

    1. Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar car
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Pazbus bus
    4. Take the bus from La Paz to Uyunibus bus
    2d 19h
    $249–806

  4. Drive 3,550.9 km

    1. Drive from Quito Airport (UIO) to Uyunicar car 3,550.9 km
    2d 4h
    $202–291

  5. Fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, Tour

    1. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane plane UIO - ANF
    2. Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter helicopter
    3. Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyunishuttle bus
    11h 48m
    $9,461–9,866

  6. Fly to Alcantari Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Alcantari Airport (SRE)plane plane UIO - SRE
    2. Take the bus from Sucre to Uyunibus bus
    16h 59m
    $270–825

  7. Fly to La Paz Airport, fly to Uyuni Airport

    1. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane plane UIO - LPB
    2. Fly from La Paz Airport to Uyuni Airportplane plane
    8h 29m
    $518–715

  8. Fly to Tarija, bus

    1. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Tarija (TJA)plane plane UIO - TJA
    2. Take the bus from Tarija to Tupizabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tupiza to Uyunibus bus
    22h 19m
    $274–891

  9. Fly to Aeropuerto Internacional Viru Viru, fly to Cochabamba Airport, fly to La Paz Airport, fly to Uyuni Airport

    1. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)plane plane UIO - VVI
    2. Fly from Aeropuerto Internacional Viru Viru to Cochabamba Airportplane plane
    3. Fly from Cochabamba Airport to La Paz Airportplane plane
    4. Fly from La Paz Airport to Uyuni Airportplane plane
    12h 4m
    $584–1,100

  10. Car, bus

    1. Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar car
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Pazbus bus
    4. Take the bus from La Paz to Uyunibus bus
    2d 19h
    $281–399

Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration14h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$322Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,586.2 km
  • Duration: 12h 29m

What companies run services between Quito Airport (UIO), Ecuador and Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia?

LATAM Chile, Boliviana de Aviación, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) 4 times a day.

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