There are 6 ways to get from Recife to Uyuni by plane, bus, 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.
Fly Recife International Airport to Uyuni Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane REC - UYU
22h 36m$510–1,947Fly Recife International Airport to Alcantari Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Alcantari Airport (SRE)plane REC - SRE
- Take the bus from Sucre to Uyunibus
20h 57m$328–1,022Bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Sucrebus
- Take the bus from Sucre to Uyunibus
3d 11hDrive 4,928.4 km
- Drive from Recife to Uyunicar 4,928.4 km
2d 20h$497–718Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Uyuni Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane JPA - UYU
24h 51m$501–1,277Bus via Potosí
- Take the bus from Recife Bus Station to Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Potosíbus
- Take the bus from Potosi to Uyunibus
4d 10h$388–659
Recife International Airport (REC) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Uyuni is to bus via Potosí which costs $380 - $700 and takes 4 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Uyuni is to fly and bus which takes 20h 57m and costs $320 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Recife to Uyuni. However, there are services departing from Recife - TIP and arriving at Uyuni via Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê, Terminal Barra Funda, Santa Cruz and Sucre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 11h.
The distance between Recife and Uyuni is 3712 km. The road distance is 4928.4 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Uyuni without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 22h 36m to get from Recife to Uyuni, including transfers.
Recife to Uyuni bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, depart from Recife - TIP station.
The best way to get from Recife to Uyuni is to fly which takes 22h 36m and costs $500 - $2,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 11h.
Recife to Uyuni bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, arrive at Tietê Bus Terminal station.
Uyuni is 1h behind Recife. It is currently 5:03 AM in Recife and 4:03 AM in Uyuni.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia?
LATAM Chile, Boliviana de Aviación, and Azul fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Recife - TIP to Uyuni via Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê, Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda, Terminal Barra Funda, Santa Cruz, and Sucre in around 3d 11h.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Recife International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Recife International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Ezeiza, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–40
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250
- Schedules at
- lapreferida.com.bo
- Phone
- +(591) 68 631 143
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
Bus from Potosi to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- 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
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Executivo
- $40–60
- Leito
- $27–40
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Recife Bus Station to Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Phone
- +591 7116 4632
- Flotaboqueron@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/FLOTA-BOQUER%C3%93N-204864596994345/
- Phone
- +591 2624 3373
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064106772591
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Recife to Uyuni is 4928 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Recife to Uyuni.
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