There are 7 ways to get from Valparaíso to Uyuni by bus, plane, shuttle, helicopter, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Calama Airport, shuttle, Tour
best- Take the bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritosbus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane SCL - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
10h 35m$447–634Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Valparaíso to La Liguabus
- Take the bus from La Ligua to Terminal Rodoviario Calamabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Uyunibus
30h 25m$60–107Bus, helicopter, Tour
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter Anf
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
26h 21m$9,209–9,258Drive 1,864.2 km
- Drive from Valparaíso to Uyunicar 1,864.2 km
23h 49m$230–332Bus, fly to Uyuni Airport
- Take the bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritosbus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane SCL - UYU
10h 46m$270–882Bus, fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, Tour
- Take the bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritosbus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane SCL - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
10h 35m$9,197–9,424Bus via Las Ventanas
- Take the bus from Tps to Reten Horconbus Q01
- Take the bus from Horcón to La Calera - Crucebus
- Take the bus from La Calera - Cruce to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChilebus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Uyuníbus
35h 12m$87–141
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Valparaíso to Uyuni is to bus which costs $55 - $110 and takes 30h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Valparaíso to Uyuni is to bus and fly and shuttle and Tour which takes 10h 35m and costs $440 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Valparaíso to Uyuni. However, there are services departing from Valparaíso and arriving at Uyuni via La Ligua and Terminal Rodoviario Calama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
The distance between Valparaíso and Uyuni is 1850 km. The road distance is 1864.2 km.
The best way to get from Valparaíso to Uyuni without a car is to bus and helicopter and Tour which takes 26h 21m and costs $9,200 - $9,260.
It takes approximately 10h 35m to get from Valparaíso to Uyuni, including transfers.
Valparaíso to Uyuni bus services, operated by Buses La Porteña, depart from Valparaíso station.
Valparaíso to Uyuni bus services, operated by Buses La Porteña, arrive at La Ligua station.
Uyuni is 1h behind Valparaíso. It is currently 8:45 PM in Valparaíso and 7:45 PM in Uyuni.
Yes, the driving distance between Valparaíso to Uyuni is 1864 km. It takes approximately 23h 49m to drive from Valparaíso to Uyuni.
What companies run services between Valparaíso, Chile and Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Valparaíso to Uyuni via La Ligua and Terminal Rodoviario Calama in around 30h 25m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–210
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–110
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $19–160
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $21–150
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–65
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $8–12
- Cama
- $7–10
- Premium
- $55–65
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $50–70
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–65
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $8–12
- Cama
- $7–10
- Premium
- $55–65
Bus from Cruce Casablanca to Terminal de Buses Pajaritos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–65
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $8–12
- Cama
- $7–10
- Premium
- $55–65
Bus from La Ligua to Terminal Rodoviario Calama
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $50–75
- Premium
- $60–75
- 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
- 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
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- Cordillera Traveller
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Viña del Mar to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–63
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $47–51
- Phone
- +56 990862744
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Valparaíso to La Ligua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Valparaíso to La Ligua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Valparaíso to La Ligua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $3–4
- Phone
- +𝟱𝟲 𝟵 𝟲𝟲𝟱𝟭 𝟮𝟯𝟱𝟮
- Website
- Ticket Bolivia
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- Ticket Bolivia
Bus from Tps to Reten Horcon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- División de Transporte Público Regional
- Students
- $1
- General
- $1–3
- Elderly
- $1–7
- Phone
- +56 9 6716 5059/ 9 4044 5919
- Website
- t-rrasschile.cl
Bus from Horcón to La Calera - Cruce
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- t-rrasschile.cl
- Book at
- t-rrasschile.cl
- Road
- $2–3
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from La Calera - Cruce to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–49
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $29–40
- Cama
- $44–49
- Phone
- +56 9 8149 3691
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
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