Bus Tickets from
Villazon to Uyuni

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Companies and Schedules

The distance between Villazon and Uyuni is 300 km and the trip by bus and/or train between these cities takes around 8 hours. Villazon is a Bolivian town on the border with Argentina, and a popular crossing point for travelers who come from Argentina to visit the Salar de Uyuni, one of the best-known tourist destinations in the world.

You can travel by train or by bus from Villazon to Uyuni. The buses leave every day at 8:00am and 4:00pm and arrive in Uyuni at 3:00pm and 12:00am. The bimodal train leaves at 3:30pm and arrives at 11:30pm.

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Villazon to Uyuni Bus Timetable

Company	Departure	Arrival
Exp. 11 de Julio	12:30 PM	19:30 PM
Auto transportes Tupiza	16:00 PM	23:00 PM
Auto transportes Tupiza	08:30 AM	15:30 PM

TRAVEL OPTIONS FROM VILLAZON TO UYUNI

Tickets Bolivia offers several bus travel options to make this journey:

Direct trip by bus: There are direct buses that go from Villazon to Uyuni. The journey takes 7 hours bus leaves at 8:00am and 4:00pm from the new bus terminal on Avenida Tumusla. Please note that passengers have to pay a small bus terminal fee before boarding the bus. The companies doing this route are Auto Transport Tupiza (semi lie-flat buses) and Expreso 11 de Julio (normal buses). Please note that passengers have to pay a small bus terminal fee of 2 bolivianos (about US$0.30) before boarding the bus.
Direct trip by train: For a more comfortable journey, you can travel by train with Expreso del Sur (Wednesday and Saturdays, 3:30pm departures) or Wara Wara del Sur (Monday and Thursday, 3:30pm departures). The journey takes about 9 hours by train. The train offers a salon class and an executive class.
Travel with stopover: From Villazon, you can travel directly to Potosi, Sucre and Oruro if you want to visit these cities before going to Uyuni.

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SOME TOURISTIC INFORMATION THAT CAN BE OF INTEREST

You have different options to visit the Salar de Uyuni:

One-day tour: The best option for those who want to experience the salt flat but are short on time and/or money. The full day tour starts and finishes in Uyuni on the same day. The first stop is the Train Cemetery, followed by the town of Colchani, where you can buy local salt and textile ornaments and have lunch. After lunch, the tour goes into the Salar, to Incahuasi Island, or Isla del Pescado. Tours return to Uyuni at around 6:00pm.
Three-day tour: This tour is the most recommended to enjoy everything that the Salar de Uyuni has to offer. The first day is the same as the above 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 colorful lagoons, where you can see flamingos, hot geysers, strange rock formations and bathe in hot springs. It’s also possible to hop over the border at the end of the tour, connecting to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.