Uyuni is the most visited tourist destination in Bolivia thanks to its majestic salt flat which is the largest in the world. Photographers from all over the world come to this place to capture its supernatural landscape. With more than 10,000 square kilometers of extension, the salt flat has a thickness of 10 meters in the center. Most of the year the salt flat is a dry salt plain but in the rainy season, it is covered by a thin layer of water that reflects the sky creating a giant mirror.

Many tourists seek to reach this destination directly from their countries without having to go through another city in Bolivia. Normally these direct trips are available from Chile, specifically from Calama, Iquique, or San Pedro de Atacama due to their proximity. From Peru, direct trips are being enabled and for now, a trip is available from Desagudero in a tourist bus. Here are the options available from this point.

Trip Desaguadero – Uyuni

The Desaguadero is the border crossing between Bolivia and Peru being the main entrance from Puno and Cusco on the Peruvian side. From this point it takes about 610 km. to reach Uyuni making a trip of about 9 hours. This new travel option is available from December 2022 with an exclusive service for online purchases.

The bus trip from Desaguadero to Uyuni is available with the transportation company Salt Pic in a tourist-type bus. It is a direct trip without stops and the bus has ports for charging electronic devices and WiFi; in addition, a snack is offered during the trip and if it gets cold during the trip there are blankets available.

The transportation company SaltPic makes the trip to Uyuni from Desaguadero on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays departing at 13:00hrs. from its own office one block from San Pedro Square. The cost per passenger is 40.15$us or 275Bs. Below you can see the exact departure point:

You can make the purchase of tickets through a ticket purchase portal, this travel option is available only on the TicketsBolivia portal. You can enter their website and make the purchase at the following link: www.ticketsbolivia.com. If you want to make an inquiry about this trip or any other you can contact us by WhatsApp to the number: +591 69874730.