There are 7 ways to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada by bus, taxi, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calamabus
- Take the bus from Calama to Terminal de buses Cochabambabus
- Take the bus from Cochabamba - Av. Republica y Mairana to Aiquile - Av. Bolivar y Teranbus
- Take the taxi from Aiquile - Av. Bolivar y Teran to Laguna Coloradataxi
22h 9m$163–233Drive 1,014.6 km
cheapest- Drive from San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Coloradacar 1,014.6 km
17h 45m$126–181Tour, fly to Viru Viru International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Fly from Uyuni Airport (UYU) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)plane UYU - VVI
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipatabus
- Take the taxi from Samaipata to Laguna Coloradataxi
14h 2m$527–765Bus
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calamabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipatabus
- Take the bus from Samaipata to La Palizadabus
29h 59mBus via Uyuni
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuníbus
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Sucrebus
- Take the bus from Sucre to Samaipatabus
- Take the bus from Samaipata to La Palizadabus
31h 56mBus via Uyuni #2
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuníbus
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Potosíbus
- Take the bus from Potosí to Sucrebus
- Take the bus from Sucre to Samaipatabus
- Take the bus from Samaipata to La Palizadabus
34h 6mTour, fly to Cochabamba, bus, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Fly from Uyuni Airport (UYU) to Cochabamba (CBB)plane UYU - CBB
- Take the bus from Cochabamba - Av. Republica y Mairana to Aiquile - Av. Bolivar y Teranbus
- Take the taxi from Aiquile - Av. Bolivar y Teran to Laguna Coloradataxi
14h 12m$519–796
Uyuni Airport (UYU) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada is to Tour and fly and bus and taxi which takes 14h 2m and costs $500 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada. However, there are services departing from San Pedro de Atacama and arriving at La Palizada via Almirante Juan Jose Latorre esquina Felix Hoyos, Terminal de Buses Calama, Santa Cruz and Samaipata. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 59m.
The distance between San Pedro de Atacama and Laguna Colorada is 1339 km. The road distance is 1014.6 km.
The best way to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 22h 9m and costs $160 - $240.
It takes approximately 22h 9m to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada, including transfers.
San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada bus services, operated by Atacama 2000, depart from San Pedro de Atacama station.
San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada bus services, operated by Atacama 2000, arrive at Atacama 2000 Calama station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada is 1015 km. It takes approximately 17h 45m to drive from San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada.
What companies run services between San Pedro de Atacama, Chile and Laguna Colorada, Santa Cruz, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Colorada via Atacama 2000 Calama, Almirante Juan Jose Latorre esquina Felix Hoyos, Granaderos esquina Heriberto Salgado, Terminal de Buses Calama, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Samaipata, Samaipata, and La Palizada in around 29h 59m.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Uyuni Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
Flights from Uyuni Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via La Paz, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–410
Flights from Uyuni Airport to Cochabamba via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
- Phone
- +56 55 31 6664 / 9 5047 8351
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- Kupos Buses Atacama 2000
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- Kupos Buses Atacama 2000
- Phone
- +591 72492788
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Trans Salvador
Bus from Calama to Terminal de buses Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Bus Trans Salvador
- Phone
- +591 4434 3705
- Website
- Trans Aiquile
Bus from Cochabamba - Av. Republica y Mairana to Aiquile - Av. Bolivar y Teran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Trans Aiquile
Bus from Cochabamba - Av. Republica y Mairana to Aiquile - Av. Bolivar y Teran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Trans Aiquile
- Phone
- +56 9 6136 2282
- [email protected]
- 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 71355988
- Website
- Trufi Expreso Samaipata
Bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Trufi Expreso Samaipata
Bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Trufi Expreso Samaipata
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jet Nort Super Class
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- Jet Nort Super Class
- Phone
- +591 6789 8422
- Website
- Trans Saipina
Bus from Samaipata to La Palizada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Trans Saipina
Bus from Samaipata to La Palizada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Trans Saipina
Bus from Samaipata to La Palizada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Trans Saipina
- Phone
- +56 9 8149 3691
- [email protected]
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
- Phone
- +591 71162386
- Website
- Trans Caminante SRL
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- Trans Caminante SRL
- Rioad
- $7
- Phone
- +591 7116 2591
- Website
- busbud.com
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from Sucre to Samaipata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from Sucre to Samaipata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 72323251
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Uyuni to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Book at
- busbud.com
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from Potosí to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Estimated price
- $26–85
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