There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Uyuni by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Uyuni Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane ZRH - UYU
25h 54m$748–2,827Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Alcantari Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alcantari Airport (SRE)plane ZRH - SRE
- Take the bus from Sucre to Uyunibus
32h 21m$566–1,682Fly Basel to Uyuni Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane BSL - UYU
30h 10m$863–3,216Fly Basel to Alcantari Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alcantari Airport (SRE)plane BSL - SRE
- Take the bus from Sucre to Uyunibus
41h 6m$701–2,171
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Uyuni is to train and fly and bus which costs $550 - $1,700 and takes 32h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Uyuni is to train and fly which takes 25h 54m and costs $750 - $2,900.
The distance between Basel and Uyuni is 10733 km.
It takes approximately 25h 54m to get from Basel to Uyuni, including transfers.
Uyuni is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 4:33 AM in Basel and 10:33 PM in Uyuni.
There are 51+ hotels available in Uyuni.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia?
KLM, Boliviana de Aviación, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) twice daily.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Zurich Airport to Uyuni Airport via Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Uyuni Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Uyuni Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Uyuni Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Uyuni Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Basel to Uyuni Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Basel to Uyuni Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Basel to Uyuni Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Basel to Uyuni Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Basel to Uyuni Airport via Barcelona, Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alcantari Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alcantari Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alcantari Airport via Miami, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alcantari Airport via Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Basel to Alcantari Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Basel to Alcantari Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Basel to Alcantari Airport via Madrid, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Basel to Alcantari Airport via Madrid, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Basel to Alcantari Airport via Toulouse, Madrid, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +591 71162386
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sucre to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Rioad
- $11
- 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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