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
25h 13m$729,330–2,471,026Bus
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$335,834–825,834Drive 4,140.4 km
- Drive from Uyuni to El Chalténcar 4,140.4 km
2d 2h$562,369–812,310Tour, 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$897,319–1,342,319Bus 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
18h 49m$442,464–1,504,057Bus, 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 29m$665,984–2,313,484Bus 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 53mBus 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 48m$582,256–1,941,831Train, 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$393,672–698,033
Uyuni to El Chaltén by train, car, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
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 18h 49m and costs $440000 - $1500000.
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 25h 13m to get from Uyuni to El Chaltén, including transfers.
Uyuni to El Chaltén bus services, operated by Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda., depart from Uyuni station.
Uyuni to El Chaltén bus services, operated by Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda., arrive at Villazón station.
El Chaltén is 1h ahead of Uyuni. It is currently 6:39 PM in Uyuni and 7:39 PM 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
- latam.com
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $290,000–550,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $290,000–550,000
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Uyuni Airport to El Calafate via La Paz, Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750,000–2,600,000
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to El Calafate via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550,000–2,000,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Calafate via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310,000–1,200,000
Flights from Calama Airport to El Calafate via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310,000–1,200,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190,000–550,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190,000–550,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Uyuni Airport to El Calafate via La Paz, Santa Cruz, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700,000–2,400,000
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Calafate via Santa Cruz, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,800,000
- 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 to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $47,000–60,000
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
- Cama
- $47,000–55,000
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
- 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 to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- 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
- Phone
- +591 73858000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
Bus from Uyuni to Villazón
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7,834
- Schedules at
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
Bus from Uyuni to Villazón
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7,834
- Schedules at
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
- 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 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 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
- $457,319
- Schedules at
- tures.tur.ar
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10,500–35,000
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $21,000–31,000
- Cama
- $24,000–35,000
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +591 71162386
- Website
- Trans Caminante SRL
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9,140
- Schedules at
- Trans Caminante SRL
- Rioad
- $9,140
- Phone
- +591 7116 2591
- Website
- busbud.com
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47,000–65,000
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
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