There are 6 ways to get from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro 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.
Recommended option
Fly to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont
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Fly from Uyuni (UYU) to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU)
Cheapest option
Bus via Potosí
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Take the bus from Uyuni Bus Station to Potosi Bus Station
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Take the bus from Potosí to Santa Cruz
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Take the bus from Santa Cruz to São Paulo - Barra Funda
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Take the bus from Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Station to Rio de Janeiro
4 alternative options
Fly to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
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Fly from Uyuni (UYU) to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao (GIG)
Bus
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Take the bus from Uyuni to Sucre
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Take the bus from Sucre to Santa Cruz
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Take the bus from Santa Cruz to São Paulo - Barra Funda
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Take the bus from São Paulo - Barra Funda to Rio de Janeiro
Bus via Asunción
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Take the bus from Uyuni Avenida Bolivar to Calama
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Take the bus from Calama to Asunción
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Take the bus from Asunción to Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio
Drive
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Drive from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro is to bus via Potosí which costs $190 - $230 and takes 2 days 18h.
The quickest way to get from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which costs $300 - $700 and takes 12h 5m.
The distance between Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) and Rio de Janeiro is 2474 km. The road distance is 3286.4 km.
The best way to get from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 5m to get from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
The best way to get from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which takes 12h 5m and costs $300 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 12h.
There is no direct flight from Uyuni Airport to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport. The quickest flight takes 17h 30m and has three stopovers.
Yes, the driving distance between Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro is 3286 km. It takes approximately 43h 21m to drive from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro.
Azul, LATAM Chile and Boliviana de Aviación offer flights from Uyuni Airport to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport.
There are 1286+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro. Prices start at R$ 377 per night.
- Distance: 2474.4 km
- Duration: 12h 5m
What companies run services between Salar de Uyuni (Landmark), Bolivia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Boliviana de Aviación, Azul and LATAM Chile fly from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Rio de Janeiro via Uyuni, Sucre, Santa Cruz, and São Paulo - Barra Funda in around 2 days 12h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Uyuni to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via La Paz, Cochabamba, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 1300 - R$ 3000
Flights from Uyuni to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via La Paz, Cochabamba, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 1400 - R$ 3000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Uyuni to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via La Paz, Cochabamba, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 1300 - R$ 3000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Uyuni to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via La Paz, Cochabamba, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R$ 1800 - R$ 4500
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Uyuni to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via La Paz, Santa Cruz, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2200 - R$ 6500
- Phone
- +591 71162388 Santa Cruz / 4 6429385 Sucre
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Uyuni to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 79576765
Bus from Uyuni to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 78
- Website
- Trans 6 de Octubre
Bus from Sucre to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Phone
- +591- 3-3647160
- atencionalcliente@lapreferidabus.com.bo
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to São Paulo - Barra Funda
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 520
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +55 800-470-470
- sac@catarinense.com.br
- Website
- catarinense.com.br
Bus from São Paulo - Barra Funda to Rio de Janeiro
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 110 - R$ 170
- Schedules at
- catarinense.com.br
- Convencional
- R$ 120 - R$ 170
- Phone
- 0800 770 3603
- Website
- wemobi.me
Bus from São Paulo - Barra Funda to Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 80
- Schedules at
- wemobi.me
- Phone
- +591 62459036
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Uyuni Bus Station to Potosi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$ 45 - R$ 95
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- Potosi (+591)72405102
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Potosí to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 114
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +(591)-2-6243373
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Potosí to Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 71
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0800 646 2122
- atendimento@nspenha.com.br
- Website
- nspenha.com.br
Bus from Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Station to Rio de Janeiro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$ 130 - R$ 180
- Schedules at
- nspenha.com.br
- Semi-Leito
- R$ 110 - R$ 160
- Convencional
- R$ 130 - R$ 180
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8547
- central@trans-salvador.com
- Website
- trans-salvador.com
Bus from Uyuni Avenida Bolivar to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 150 - R$ 210
- Website
- Trans Salvador
- Phone
- +56 02 155 8051
Bus from Calama to Asunción
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$ 914
- Phone
- 0800 646 0300
- sac@pluma.com.br
- Website
- pluma.com.br
Bus from Asunción to Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- R$ 405
- Schedules at
- pluma.com.br
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More Questions & Answers
The best way to get from Salar de Uyuni (Landmark) to Uyuni Airport is to taxi which takes 35 min and costs $35 - $45.