Bus Tickets from
Calama to Uyuni

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Companies and Schedules

The trip from Calama to Uyuni crosses the border through the Ollagüe migratory center, where passengers can clear customs and migration. You arrive in Uyuni at the bus terminal located on Avenida Arce. The distance between Calama and Uyuni is 425 km and the trip takes between 8 and 10 hours depending on how long it takes to clear migration. Because of the border crossing, bus companies only do this route during the day.

Calama is a city on the Loa River in the Antofagasta region in northern Chile. Set in a mining area, it’s known as a gateway to San Pedro de Atacama and tourist attractions such as the Valle de la Luna. Uyuni is famous for the salt flats and its spectacular views inside the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve.

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Calama to Uyuni Bus Timetable

Company	Departure	Arrival
Trans Salvador	06:00 AM	16:00 PM
Cruz del Norte	05:30 AM	17:30 PM

TRAVEL OPTIONS FROM CALAMA TO UYUNI

Tickets Bolivia offers you several options to travel by bus on this route:

Direct trip : There are direct buses from Calama to Uyuni. The journey takes between 8 and 10 hours. There are two bus companies doing this route: Cruz del Norte (bus semi lie-flat) leaves at 5:30am every day and Trans Salvador (bus semi lie-flat), with a 12:00pm departure. Please note that Cruz del Norte buses leave from the bus stop on Avenida Antofagasta (between Calle Abaroa and Calle Latorre) and that Trans Salvador buses leave from the Turbus bus terminal on Avenida Granaderos.

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SOME TOURISTIC INFORMATION THAT CAN INTEREST YOU

Uyuni is the gateway to the world’s largest salt flat. You have different options to visit it:

1-day tour : The best option for those who want to experience Uyuni but are short on time. The full day tours start and finish in Uyuni on the same day, leaving Uyuni at about 10:00am. The first stop is the Train Cemetery. Then you visit Colchani, a small town where you can buy local salt and textile ornaments and have lunch. After lunch, the tour goes into the salt flat, to Incahuasi Island (Isla del Pescado). Tours return to Uyuni at around 6:00pm.
3-day tour : This tour is the most recommended to enjoy everything the Salar de Uyuni has to offer. The first day is the same as the one-day tour. The first night is spent in one of the salt hotels within the Salar. The second and third days are spent visiting lagoons where you can see flamingos, hot geysers, strange rock formations and bathe in hot springs.