There are 8 ways to get from Santiago to Colchani by plane, bus, helicopter, car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus)
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 Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)SCL - UYU
14h 9m$422–742Drive 1,914.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Santiago to Colchani1,914.7 km
23h 15m$237–341Bus, helicopter, Tour
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama AirportAnf
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
25h 35m$9,224–9,287Fly to Calama Airport, shuttle, Tour
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Calama Airport (CJC)SCL - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
11h 16m$710–840Bus, Tour via Antofagasta
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
29h 49m$628–689Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus
- Take the bus from Frontera del Norte Calama to Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Colchani
30h 57m$335–344Bus via Calama
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChileSantiago
- Take the bus from Calama to Uyuní
34h 22m$348–410Bus
- Take the bus from Santiago to CalamaFlixBus CL072
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to UyuníSan Pedro
34h 32m$346–416
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Colchani is to drive which costs $230 - $350 and takes 23h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Colchani is to fly and shuttle and Tour which takes 11h 16m and costs $700 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago to Colchani. However, there are services departing from Terminal San Borja and arriving at Colchani via Frontera del Norte Calama and San Pedro de Atacama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 57m.
The distance between Santiago and Colchani is 1528 km. The road distance is 1914.7 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Colchani without a car is to bus and helicopter and Tour which takes 25h 35m and costs $9,200 - $9,300.
It takes approximately 14h 9m to get from Santiago to Colchani, including transfers.
Santiago to Colchani bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, depart from Terminal San Borja station.
The best way to get from Santiago to Colchani is to fly which takes 14h 9m and costs $420 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus and Tour via Antofagasta, which costs $600 - $700 and takes 29h 49m.
Santiago to Colchani bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, arrive at Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus station.
Colchani is 1h behind Santiago. It is currently 3:37 AM in Santiago and 2:37 AM in Colchani.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Colchani, Potosí, Bolivia?
Boliviana de Aviación, LATAM Chile, and JetSMART fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal San Borja to Colchani via Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama, Uyuni, and Uyuni in around 29h 49m.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–160
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–50
- Cama
- $50–80
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–50
- Cama
- $50–80
- Premium
- $65–80
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/
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Colchani
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $285
- Website
- https://cordilleratraveller.com/en/home-cordillera-traveller-english/
- 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
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $29–40
- Cama
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $45–70
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–49
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $30–40
- Cama
- $44–49
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $50–55
- Phone
- +56 9 3379 8168
- contacto@transportestransmat.cl
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–40
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- consultas@ramoscholele.cl
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–51
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $29–40
- Salón cama
- $47–51
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–52
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $24–35
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $45–55
- Phone
- +56 51 221 3127
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $37
- Phone
- +56 9 5869 8737
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/buses-horizonte
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- hola@andimar.cl
- Website
- andimar.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- andimar.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–40
- Cama
- $35–70
- Phone
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Frontera del Norte Calama to Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama
- Semi-cama
- $3–6
- Phone
- +591 2 67200161
- central@trans-salvador.com
- Website
- trans-salvador.com
Bus from Calama to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://trans-salvador.com/inicioEn.php
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Santiago to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Road
- $40–95
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
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