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 Uyuni Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane SYD - UYU
37h 52m$968–2,623Fly 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 37m$533–1,273Fly to Calama Airport, shuttle, Tour
- 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 41m$973–1,926Fly 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$9,823–10,976Fly 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
33h 57m$1,431–2,436
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Uyuni is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,300 and takes 43h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Uyuni is to fly and shuttle and Tour which takes 23h 41m and costs $950 - $2,000.
The distance between Sydney and Uyuni is 12765 km.
It takes approximately 37h 52m to get from Sydney to Uyuni, including transfers.
Uyuni is 14h behind Sydney. It is currently 4:04 PM in Sydney and 2:04 AM in Uyuni.
There are 55+ 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) 3 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santiago, El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz, El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Auckland, Ezeiza, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- 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/
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
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