There are 5 ways to get from El Tatio to Bolivia by shuttle, bus, plane, taxi, 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.
Tour, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Geysers del Tatio to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyunibus
- Fly from Uyuni Airport (UYU) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane UYU - LPB
10h 15m$482–544Taxi, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from El Tatio to San Pedro de Atacamataxi
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calamabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Santa Cruzbus
23h 49m$111–121Drive 1,245.6 km
- Drive from El Tatio to Santa Cruz de la Sierracar 1,245.6 km
22h 3m$154–222Tour, bus via Samaipata
- Take a shuttle bus from Geysers del Tatio to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyunibus
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Sucrebus
- Take the bus from Sucre to Samaipatabus
- Take the bus from Samaipata to Santa Cruzbus
27h 48m$348–362Tour, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Geysers del Tatio to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyunibus
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Sucrebus
- Take the bus from Sucre to Santa Cruzbus
29h 12m$364–382
Uyuni Airport (UYU) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Tatio to Bolivia is to taxi and bus which costs $110 - $130 and takes 23h 49m.
The fastest way to get from El Tatio to Bolivia is to Tour and fly which takes 10h 15m and costs $480 - $550.
The distance between El Tatio and Bolivia is 943 km. The road distance is 1245.6 km.
The best way to get from El Tatio to Bolivia without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 23h 49m and costs $110 - $130.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from El Tatio to Bolivia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between El Tatio to Bolivia is 1246 km. It takes approximately 22h 3m to drive from El Tatio to Bolivia.
There are 662+ hotels available in Bolivia.
What companies run services between El Tatio, Chile and Bolivia?
There is no direct connection from El Tatio to Bolivia. However, you can walk to Geysers del Tatio, take the shuttle to San Pedro de Atacama, walk to San Pedro de Atacama, take the bus to Uyuni, take the taxi to Uyuni Airport (UYU) airport, then fly to El Alto International Airport (LPB). Alternatively, you can take the taxi to San Pedro de Atacama, take the bus to Atacama 2000 Calama, walk to Almirante Juan Jose Latorre esquina Felix Hoyos, take the bus to Costa Rica esquina Federico Errazuriz, walk to Terminal de Buses Calama, take the bus to Santa Cruz, then take the taxi to Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Uyuni Airport to El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Phone
- +56 9 4577 7777
- reservas@denomades.com
- Website
- denomades.com
Shuttle from Geysers del Tatio to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- denomades.com
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $285
- Website
- https://cordilleratraveller.com/en/home-cordillera-traveller-english/
- Phone
- +56 55 31 6664 / 9 5047 8351
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-atacama-2000
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- jetnort.superclass@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $58
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 71162386
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Rioad
- $11
- Phone
- +591 71162608
- Website
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from Sucre to Samaipata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 71355988
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Samaipata to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 72323251
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- info@transcopacabanasa.com
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from Sucre to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Estimated price
- $40–50
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