There are 7 ways to get from Uyuni to Punta Arenas by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Calama Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane CJC - PUQ
15h 44m$215–476Bus, bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane ANF - PUQ
18h 48m$164–404Bus
- 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 Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barriabus
3d 2h$299–462Drive 4,288.2 km
- Drive from Uyuni to Punta Arenascar 4,288.2 km
2d 1h$529–764Tour, 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 Esquelbus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barriabus
13d 18h$539–775Fly Uyuni Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Fly from Uyuni Airport (UYU) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane UYU - PUQ
23h 19m$386–1,207Bus to Calama Airport, fly to Puerto Natales, bus
- 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 Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
20h 1m$229–481
Calama Airport (CJC) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Uyuni to Punta Arenas is to bus and fly which costs $160 - $410 and takes 18h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Uyuni to Punta Arenas is to bus and fly which takes 15h 44m and costs $210 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Uyuni to Punta Arenas. However, there are services departing from Uyuni and arriving at Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria via Terminal La Quiaca, Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Uyuni and Punta Arenas is 3835 km. The road distance is 4288.2 km.
The best way to get from Uyuni to Punta Arenas without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs $290 - $470.
It takes approximately 15h 44m to get from Uyuni to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Uyuni to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda., depart from Uyuni station.
The best way to get from Uyuni to Punta Arenas is to bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs $290 - $470. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $380 - $1,300 and takes 23h 19m.
Uyuni to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda., arrive at Villazón station.
Punta Arenas is 1h ahead of Uyuni. It is currently 6:45 AM in Uyuni and 7:45 AM in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia and Punta Arenas, Chile?
You can take a bus from Uyuni to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria via Villazón, Terminal La Quiaca, Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy, and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos in around 3d 2h. Alternatively, Boliviana de Aviación and LATAM Chile fly from Uyuni Airport (UYU) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
Flights from Calama Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
Flights from Uyuni Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via La Paz, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Uyuni Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via La Paz, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–380
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–380
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Calama Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- 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
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
Bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
Bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
- 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
- $6
- 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
- $16
- 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
- $16–25
- Website
- Balut
- Semicama
- $16–19
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- Balut
- Semicama
- $4–7
- 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
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Panamericano de Jujuy
- Convencional
- $15–20
- 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
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- eveliatransporte.com.ar
- Book at
- eveliatransporte.com.ar
- Road
- $12–15
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–410
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $260–310
- Cama
- $340–410
- Phone
- +56 61 263 9157
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
- 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
- $300
- 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
- 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
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $8–13
- Cama
- $9–15
- 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
- $10–23
- Website
- Flecha Bus
- Cama
- $15–23
- Semi Cama
- $11–16
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $2–4
- Bed
- $2–5
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $130–190
- Bed
- $150–230
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–197
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $85–120
- Bed
- $100–150
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Fernández
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- Buses Fernández
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- Cormar
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Yes, the driving distance between Uyuni to Punta Arenas is 4288 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Uyuni to Punta Arenas.
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