There are 9 ways to get from Uyuni to El Chaltén by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Uyuni Airport to El Calafate, bus
best- Fly from Uyuni Airport (UYU) to El Calafate (FTE)plane UYU - FTE
- Take the bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chalténbus
23h 39m$829,269–2,770,955Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Uyuni to Villazónbus
- Take the bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Comodoro Rivadaviabus
- Take the bus from Comodoro Rivadavia to El Chalténbus
3d$335,783–825,783Drive 4,140.4 km
- Drive from Uyuni to El Chalténcar 4,140.4 km
2d 2h$552,409–797,924Tour, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Uyuni to Salta
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Luis Piedrabuenabus
- Take the bus from Luis Piedrabuena to El Chalténbus
13d 9h$882,419–1,333,219Bus to Calama Airport, fly to El Calafate, bus
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to El Calafate (FTE)plane CJC - FTE
- Take the bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chalténbus
21h 55m$441,895–1,603,059Bus, bus to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport, fly to El Calafate
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Villazónbus
- Take the bus from Terminal La Quiaca to San Salvador de Jujuybus
- Fly from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport (JUJ) to El Calafate (FTE)plane JUJ - FTE
- Take the bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chalténbus
24h 4m$445,933–813,433Bus to Alcantari Airport, fly to El Calafate, bus
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Sucrebus
- Fly from Alcantari Airport (SRE) to El Calafate (FTE)plane SRE - FTE
- Take the bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chalténbus
23h 54m$681,419–2,140,719Bus to Calama Airport, fly to Puerto Natales, bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane CJC - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
- Take the bus from El Calafate to El Chalténbus
24h 5mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Uyuní to Villazóntrain
- Take the bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Esquelbus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel to El Chalténbus
3d 22h$393,638–697,922
Uyuni to El Chaltén by train, car, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Uyuni to El Chaltén is to bus which costs $330000 - $850000 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Uyuni to El Chaltén is to bus and fly which takes 21h 55m and costs $440000 - $1600000.
No, there is no direct bus from Uyuni to El Chaltén. However, there are services departing from Uyuni and arriving at El Chaltén via Terminal La Quiaca, Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy and Comodoro Rivadavia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Uyuni and El Chaltén is 3551 km. The road distance is 4140.4 km.
The best way to get from Uyuni to El Chaltén without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs $330000 - $850000.
It takes approximately 23h 39m to get from Uyuni to El Chaltén, including transfers.
Uyuni to El Chaltén bus services, operated by Quechisla, depart from Uyuni station.
Uyuni to El Chaltén bus services, operated by Quechisla, arrive at Villazón station.
El Chaltén is 1h ahead of Uyuni. It is currently 10:30 AM in Uyuni and 11:30 AM in El Chaltén.
Yes, the driving distance between Uyuni to El Chaltén is 4140 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Uyuni to El Chaltén.
What companies run services between Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia and El Chaltén, Santa Cruz, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Uyuni to El Chaltén via Villazón, Terminal La Quiaca, Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy, and Comodoro Rivadavia in around 3d.
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Uyuni Airport to El Calafate via La Paz, Santa Cruz, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800,000–2,700,000
Flights from Uyuni Airport to El Calafate via La Paz, Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800,000–2,700,000
Flights from Calama Airport to El Calafate via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310,000–1,400,000
Flights from Calama Airport to El Calafate via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310,000–1,400,000
Flights from Calama Airport to El Calafate via Santiago, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310,000–1,400,000
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,900,000
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,900,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Santa Cruz, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,100,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Uyuni Airport to El Calafate via La Paz, Santa Cruz, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800,000–2,700,000
Flights from Calama Airport to El Calafate via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310,000–1,400,000
Flights from Calama Airport to El Calafate via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310,000–1,400,000
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,900,000
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,900,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Santa Cruz, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290,000–900,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290,000–900,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Calafate via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460,000–1,400,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200,000–550,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290,000–900,000
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380,000–700,000
- Phone
- +591 2 2184555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A
Train from Uyuní to Villazón
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $20,000–29,000
- Bed
- $21,000–31,000
Bus from Comodoro Rivadavia to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120,000–295,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $120,000–170,000
- Bed
- $140,000–210,000
Bus from Luis Piedrabuena to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70,000–241,540
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $70,000–100,000
- Bed
- $80,000–120,000
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $20,000–29,000
- Bed
- $21,000–31,000
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $20,000–29,000
- Bed
- $21,000–31,000
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $20,000–29,000
- Bed
- $21,000–31,000
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170,000–300,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $170,000–240,000
- Bed
- $200,000–300,000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Don Atilio
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- Transporte Don Atilio
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- Transporte Don Atilio
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- Transporte Don Atilio
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- Transporte Don Atilio
- Phone
- +54 9 11 2150 3372
- [email protected]
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43,000–60,000
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
- Cama
- $43,000–55,000
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43,000–60,000
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
- Cama
- $43,000–55,000
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43,000–60,000
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
- Cama
- $43,000–55,000
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43,000–60,000
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
- Cama
- $43,000–55,000
Bus from El Calafate to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $47,000–60,000
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
- Cama
- $47,000–55,000
- Phone
- +54 2902 491 368
- Website
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Calafate Airport to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Calafate to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
- Phone
- +591 73858000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Quechisla
Bus from Uyuni to Villazón
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7,784
- Schedules at
- Quechisla
Bus from Uyuni to Villazón
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7,784
- Schedules at
- Quechisla
- Phone
- +54 388 428 0041
- [email protected]
- Website
- El Quiaqueño
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22,900
- Schedules at
- El Quiaqueño
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22,900
- Schedules at
- El Quiaqueño
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- [email protected]
- Website
- Balut
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25,000–37,549
- Website
- Balut
- Semicama
- $25,000–29,000
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7,000–14,176
- Website
- Balut
- Semicama
- $7,000–10,000
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25,000–37,549
- Website
- Balut
- Semicama
- $25,000–29,000
- Phone
- +54 388 425 4331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Panamericano de Jujuy
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22,000–31,700
- Schedules at
- Panamericano de Jujuy
- Convencional
- $22,000–30,000
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22,000–31,700
- Schedules at
- Panamericano de Jujuy
- Convencional
- $22,000–30,000
- Phone
- +54 388 424 9270
- [email protected]
- Website
- eveliatransporte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18,000–27,500
- Schedules at
- eveliatransporte.com.ar
- Book at
- eveliatransporte.com.ar
- Road
- $18,000–22,000
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18,000–27,500
- Schedules at
- eveliatransporte.com.ar
- Book at
- eveliatransporte.com.ar
- Road
- $18,000–22,000
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Comodoro Rivadavia
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190,000–340,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $190,000–290,000
- Bed
- $230,000–340,000
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,600–6,500
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $3,600–5,500
- Bed
- $4,300–6,500
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200,000–350,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $200,000–300,000
- Bed
- $230,000–350,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Comodoro Rivadavia
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300,000–480,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $300,000–350,000
- Cama
- $400,000–480,000
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Luis Piedrabuena
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360,000–600,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $360,000–420,000
- Cama
- $470,000–600,000
- Phone
- +54 9 387 449 6267
- [email protected]
- Website
- tures.tur.ar
Shuttle from Uyuni to Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 10d 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $449,219
- Schedules at
- tures.tur.ar
- Phone
- +54 387 413 8191
- Website
- La Veloz Turismo
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3,250
- Schedules at
- La Veloz Turismo
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13,000–22,000
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $13,000–19,000
- Cama
- $14,000–22,000
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flecha Bus
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14,176–34,000
- Website
- Flecha Bus
- Cama
- $23,000–34,000
- Semi Cama
- $16,000–24,000
- Phone
- +56 9 8149 3691
- [email protected]
Bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85,000–120,000
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $85,000–120,000
Bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85,000–120,000
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $85,000–120,000
- Phone
- +54 388 424 0110
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to San Salvador de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31,000–37,000
- Schedules at
- terminaldeomnibusdejujuy.com.ar
- Convencional
- $31,000–37,000
- Phone
- +591 71162386
- Website
- Trans Caminante SRL
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9,081
- Schedules at
- Trans Caminante SRL
- Rioad
- $9,081
- Phone
- +591 7116 2591
- Website
- busbud.com
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46,000–65,000
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +56 9 9343 0037
- [email protected]
- Website
- Servitur
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Servitur
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southroad
Shuttle from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130,000
- Schedules at
- Southroad
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