There are 7 ways to get from Punta Arenas to Uyuni by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or helicopter
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Calama Airport, shuttle, Tour
best- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane PUQ - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyunibus
13h 27m$511–787Bus, Tour
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to General Güemesbus
- Take the bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Saltabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Salta to Uyuni
2d 17h$459–561Drive 4,292.8 km
- Drive from Punta Arenas to Uyunicar 4,292.8 km
2d 1h$530–765Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Uyuni Airport
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane PUQ - UYU
27h 26m$490–1,639Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, Tour
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane PUQ - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyunibus
13h 21m$9,272–9,525Bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Calama Airport, shuttle, Tour
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane PNT - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyunibus
16h 1m$532–851Bus, Tour via Esquel
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquelbus
- Take the bus from Esquel to General Guemesbus
- Take the bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Saltabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Salta to Uyuni
3d 2h$508–690
Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Punta Arenas to Uyuni is to bus and Tour which costs $450 - $600 and takes 2 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Punta Arenas to Uyuni is to fly and helicopter and Tour which takes 13h 21m and costs $9,200 - $9,600.
The distance between Punta Arenas and Uyuni is 3914 km. The road distance is 4292.8 km.
The best way to get from Punta Arenas to Uyuni without a car is to bus and Tour which takes 2 days 17h and costs $450 - $600.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Punta Arenas to Uyuni, including transfers.
Uyuni is 1h behind Punta Arenas. It is currently 3:19 PM in Punta Arenas and 2:19 PM in Uyuni.
Yes, the driving distance between Punta Arenas to Uyuni is 4293 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Punta Arenas to Uyuni.
There are 51+ hotels available in Uyuni.
What companies run services between Punta Arenas, Chile and Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia?
LATAM Chile and Boliviana de Aviación fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) 3 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Puerto Montt, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Puerto Natales to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Puerto Natales to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Puerto Natales to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Puerto Natales to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Puerto Natales to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santiago, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 46m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- 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
- $116
- 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
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $16–23
- Bed
- $18–26
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $80–120
- Bed
- $95–140
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- info@tramatsa.com.ar
- Website
- turismoandesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to General Güemes
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–218
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $140–180
- Cama
- $180–210
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $9–14
- Cama
- $10–15
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- atencionalcliente@flechabus.com.ar
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Semi Cama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $10–15
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- info@baluthermanos.com.ar
- Website
- balut.com.ar
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $9–14
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $2–4
- Semi Bed
- $3–6
Bus from Esquel to General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $140–210
- Semi Bed
- $110–160
- 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
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- info@bussur.com
- Website
- bussur.com
Bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
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