There are 6 ways to get from Arequipa to Antofagasta by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
12h 2m$48–87Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
16h 22m$39–114Drive 1,102.8 km
- Drive from Arequipa to Antofagastacar 1,102.8 km
14h 44m$166–240Fly from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
- Fly from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane AQP - ANF
7h 53m$262–638Bus via Tocopilla
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Agencia Tocopilla - Turbusbus
- Take the bus from Agencia Tocopilla - Turbus to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
18h 53m$49–196Bus, bus to Chacalluta Arica Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Arica Airportbus
- Fly from Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane ARI - ANF
12h$184–381
Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arequipa to Antofagasta is to bus and train which costs $45 - $90 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Arequipa to Antofagasta is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $260 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Arequipa to Antofagasta. However, there are services departing from Arequipa and arriving at Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada via Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 22m.
The distance between Arequipa and Antofagasta is 1160 km. The road distance is 1102.8 km.
The best way to get from Arequipa to Antofagasta without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 2m and costs $45 - $90.
It takes approximately 12h 2m to get from Arequipa to Antofagasta, including transfers.
Arequipa to Antofagasta bus services, operated by Transporte Moquegua Turismo, depart from Arequipa station.
The best way to get from Arequipa to Antofagasta is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $260 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $35 - $120 and takes 16h 22m.
Arequipa to Antofagasta bus services, operated by Transporte Moquegua Turismo, arrive at Tacna station.
Antofagasta is 1h ahead of Arequipa. It is currently 10:36 AM in Arequipa and 11:36 AM in Antofagasta.
What companies run services between Arequipa, Peru and Antofagasta, Chile?
LATAM Chile and JetSMART fly from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Arequipa to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada via Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 16h 22m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cuzco, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Antofagasta Airport via La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- [email protected]
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $21–27
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $8–12
- Cama
- $11–18
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $18–24
- Cama
- $26–35
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $13–35
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/sol-del-norte
- Phone
- +56 57 2 578086
- [email protected]
- Website
- norteazul.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Phone
- +56 9 6484 9118
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- voyhoy.com
- Phone
- +56 9 8480 4504
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Arica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–25
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $40–60
- Cama
- $50–70
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–31
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $21–29
- Premium
- $22–30
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Agencia Tocopilla - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $17–25
- Cama
- $25–35
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Agencia Tocopilla - Turbus to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $11–16
- Premium
- $60–75
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