Train Cemetery

Interesting place to visit, but unfortunately it was very busy at the same time. Uyuni tours tend to operate on a circuit, so the Land Cruisers all move from one stop to the next in a fixed pattern, effectively racing each other around the route. We were on a three-day tour, so the circuit was largely predetermined, although it could have been altered slightly in a few places. The train museum was quite empty by the time we left. However, some visitors (mainly from the UK) spoilt the experience for others by climbing onto the trains, which made taking photographs difficult.

The Train Cemetery in Uyuni, Bolivia, is an interesting place to visit. The old trains are rusty and give the area a mysterious feeling. It’s not very big, but it’s fun to walk around and take pictures. You can see a bit of history and enjoy the quiet desert around. It’s a nice stop if you’re already visiting the Uyuni Salt Flats.

Cool place to visit. Went as part of a tour through to the Salt Flats, this was a neat start. Super busy though as every other tour arrives, imagine at sunrise or sunset it’d produce stunning photography. Time it right and you can pull off some pretty epic poses though :)

We loved it here. The kids could have silent hours exploring and climbing on the trains. It gets busy at your times but we still got to see and explore everywhere. Close enough to Uyuni town to go without a tour.

【リアル銀河鉄道の夜】 It felt like a real-life Night on the Galactic Railroad. I visited this place during a daytime tour, but later that night, I came back with friends I met on the tour to see the stars. The sky full of stars shining behind the trains was absolutely incredible. We took a taxi with five people, and it cost 10 Bs (about 160 yen) per person one way. We walked back afterward. I was a bit worried about stray dogs and safety, but there were plenty of streetlights, and we were able to return safely. I highly recommend visiting the Train Cemetery at night as well!

A must visit when in Uyuni - a collection of old, rusting locomotives that you can walk around, climb up and down, and inspect - really interesting to see. Some of the locomotives have also been converted to swings! The main region has several locomotives, but beyond this there is another area at least as big (if not bigger) that has dumped train carriages (although not technically part of the “train cemetery” attraction. As this is a popular spot with many tour companies including this as a stop before/after visiting the salt flats, it can be very busy, but their timetables seem to coincide so if you wait a little bit you can have the whole place to yourself!

Not really my thing, go there if you really like old trains, it was windy and there were a lot of sands in the air I really liked the recycling work in the form of transformers , was a great art to see

Imagine Mad Max and Thomas the Tank Engine had a really weird breakup. That’s the Train Graveyard in Uyuni. Located just 3 km outside town, this post-apocalyptic playground of rusted locomotives is the final resting place of Bolivia’s railway dreams… and Instagram’s gritty best friend. Historical stat break: - Trains date back to the late 1800s, imported from Britain during Bolivia’s short-lived railway boom. - The dream? Connect Uyuni to the Pacific. - The reality? Mining collapse in the 1940s left these metal beasts to rot in the salt and wind. - Altitude: 3,656 m above sea level - Entry fee: Free, because nothing says “abandoned dream” like open access. The site stretches across a vast salt-flat edge, where iron giants lie dismembered, tattooed with graffiti, and slowly dissolving into dust. Some carriages are welded into makeshift jungle gyms. Health and safety? Never heard of her. Tour groups roll in daily, snapping “edgy” photos on top of train roofs while dodging tetanus. Meanwhile, local kids treat it like a desert skate park. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ +1 for post-industrial vibes +1 for raw, surreal scenery –1 if you hate sand, rust, or the smell of historical abandonment +1 if you’re into ghost towns, steampunk dreams, or locomotives that gave up