There are 6 ways to get from Santiago to Uyuni Municipality by plane, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
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, taxi
best- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane SCL - UYU
- Take the taxi from Uyuni Airport (UYU) to Uyuni Municipalitytaxi
11h 45m$422–802Bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Rodoviario Calamabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Uyunibus
- Take the taxi from Uyuni to Uyuni Municipalitytaxi
30h 50m$99–159Drive 1,931 km
- Drive from Santiago to Uyuni Municipalitycar 1,931 km
24h 7m$239–344Fly to Calama Airport, shuttle, Tour
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane SCL - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
10h 56m$467–602Fly to Alcantari Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Alcantari Airport (SRE)plane SCL - SRE
- Take the bus from Sucre to Uyunibus
18h 27m$467–790Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Calamabus Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Uyuníbus San Pedro
34h 56m$127–176
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Uyuni Municipality is to bus and taxi which costs $95 - $160 and takes 30h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Uyuni Municipality is to fly and shuttle and Tour which takes 10h 56m and costs $460 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago to Uyuni Municipality. However, there are services departing from Terminal San Borja and arriving at Colchani via Terminal de Buses Calama and Uyuni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 56m.
The distance between Santiago and Uyuni Municipality is 1559 km. The road distance is 1931 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Uyuni Municipality without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 30h 50m and costs $95 - $160.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Santiago to Uyuni Municipality, including transfers.
Santiago to Uyuni Municipality bus services, operated by Ciktur, depart from Terminal San Borja station.
Santiago to Uyuni Municipality bus services, operated by Ciktur, arrive at Terminal de Buses Calama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago to Uyuni Municipality is 1931 km. It takes approximately 24h 7m to drive from Santiago to Uyuni Municipality.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Uyuni Municipality, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Terminal San Borja to Uyuni Municipality via Terminal de Buses Calama, Uyuní, Uyuni, and Colchani in around 34h 56m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santa Cruz, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Rodoviario Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $60–85
- Premium
- $70–85
- Phone
- +𝟱𝟲 𝟵 𝟲𝟲𝟱𝟭 𝟮𝟯𝟱𝟮
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com.bo/empresa/trans-ricardo.php
- 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
- cordilleratraveller.com
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- https://cordilleratraveller.com/en/home-cordillera-traveller-english/
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- https://cordilleratraveller.com/en/home-cordillera-traveller-english/
- Phone
- +591 71162386
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sucre to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52–75
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $60–75
- Semi Cama
- $55–70
- Phone
- +56 9 8149 3691
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $35–50
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