There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Colchani by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Uyuni Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)MEL - UYU
38h 33m$1,042–3,152Fly to Alcantari Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alcantari Airport (SRE)MEL - SRE
- Take the bus from Sucre to Uyuni
32h 3m$879–2,038Fly to Calama Airport, shuttle, Tour
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Calama Airport (CJC)MEL - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
25h 58m$1,170–2,190Fly to La Paz Airport, fly to Uyuni Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)MEL - LPB
- Fly from La Paz Airport to Uyuni Airport
25h 43m$887–2,147Fly to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport, bus, Tour
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport (JUJ)MEL - JUJ
- Take the bus from Perico to Terminal de Salta
- Take a shuttle bus from Salta to Uyuni
35h 35m$988–1,714
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Colchani is to fly which costs $850 - $2,200 and takes 25h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Colchani is to fly which takes 25h 43m and costs $850 - $2,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Colchani is 12795 km.
It takes approximately 38h 33m to get from Melbourne to Colchani, including transfers.
Colchani is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:27 AM in Melbourne and 2:27 PM in Colchani.
There are 48+ hotels available in Colchani.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Colchani, Potosí, Bolivia?
LATAM Chile and Boliviana de Aviación fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) 5 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz, El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alcantari Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 57m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Auckland, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- +56 2 2677 3000
- reservastv@transvip.cl
- Website
- transvip.cl
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $103
- Book at
- transvip.cl
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
- +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 71162608
- Website
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from Sucre to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Perico to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.andesmar.com/en
- Bed
- $4–7
- Semi bed
- $3–6
- Phone
- +54 9 387 449 6267
- info@tures.tur.ar
- Website
- tures.tur.ar
Shuttle from Salta to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300
- Schedules at
- tures.tur.ar
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