There are 5 ways to get from Sydney 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 Calama Airport, shuttle, Tour
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane SYD - 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 34m$925–1,927Fly to Alcantari Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Alcantari Airport (SRE)plane SYD - SRE
- Take the bus from Sucre to Uyunibus
43h 12m$495–1,274Fly to Uyuni Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane SYD - UYU
38h 27m$1,021–2,725Fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, Tour
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane SYD - 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 47m$9,775–10,877Fly to La Paz Airport, fly to Uyuni Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane SYD - LPB
- Fly from La Paz Airport to Uyuni Airportplane
36h 12m$1,535–2,139
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Uyuni is to fly and bus which costs $490 - $1,300 and takes 43h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Uyuni is to fly and shuttle and Tour which takes 23h 34m and costs $900 - $2,000.
The distance between Sydney and Uyuni is 12951 km.
It takes approximately 23h 34m to get from Sydney to Uyuni, including transfers.
Uyuni is 15h behind Sydney. It is currently 10:04 PM in Sydney and 7:04 AM in Uyuni.
There are 60+ hotels available in Uyuni.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia?
LATAM Chile, Boliviana de Aviación, and Qantas fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) 4 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 38m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz, El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Auckland, Ezeiza, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- 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
- $8
- 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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