There are 4 ways to get from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipality by plane, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane VVI - UYU
- Take the taxi from Uyuni Airport (UYU) to Uyuni Municipalitytaxi
5h 23m$231–471Drive 797.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipalitycar 797.9 km
14h 3m$39–56Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Sucrebus
- Take the bus from Sucre to Uyunibus
- Take the taxi from Uyuni to Uyuni Municipalitytaxi
11h 59mBus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Sucrebus Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Take the bus from Sucre to Uyunibus Uyuni
24h 12m$47–81
Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipality is to drive which costs $35 - $60 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipality is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 23m and costs $230 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipality. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz and arriving at Colchani via Sucre and Uyuni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 12m.
The distance between Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Uyuni Municipality is 571 km. The road distance is 797.9 km.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipality without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 11h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipality, including transfers.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipality bus services, operated by Trans Copacabana SA, depart from Santa Cruz station.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipality bus services, operated by Trans Copacabana SA, arrive at Sucre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipality is 798 km. It takes approximately 14h 3m to drive from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Uyuni Municipality.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia and Uyuni Municipality, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Santa Cruz to Uyuni Municipality via Sucre, Uyuni, and Colchani in around 24h 12m.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Viru Viru International Airport to Uyuni Airport via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Viru Viru International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Cochabamba, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Phone
- +(591) 68 631 143
- Website
- Expreso Cochabamba
Bus from Santa Cruz to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Expreso Cochabamba
- Phone
- +591 71162386
- Website
- Trans Caminante SRL
Bus from Sucre to Uyuni
- 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 Sucre to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from Santa Cruz to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
- Phone
- +591 72323251
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sucre to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Book at
- busbud.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $35–50
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