There are 5 ways to get from Arica to Puerto Maldonado by bus, plane, car, or train
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airportbus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Puerto Maldonado (PEM)plane TCQ - PEM
9h 10m$187–982Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Punobus
- Take the bus from Puno to Puerto Maldonadobus
19h 30m$39–66Drive 1,040 km
- Drive from Arica to Puerto Maldonadocar 1,040 km
18h 33m$157–226Drive, bus
- Drive from Arica to Tacnacar
- Take the bus from Tacna to Moqueguabus
- Take the bus from Moquegua to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Puerto Maldonadobus
19h 36m$81–135Train, bus
- Take the train from Arica to Tacnatrain
- Take the bus from Tacna to Punobus
- Take the bus from Puno to Puerto Maldonadobus
23h 45m$43–65
Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Puerto Maldonado (PEM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arica to Puerto Maldonado is to bus which costs $35 - $70 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Arica to Puerto Maldonado is to bus and fly which takes 9h 10m and costs $180 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Arica to Puerto Maldonado. However, there are services departing from Terminal Internacional and arriving at Puerto Maldonado via Tacna and Puno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
The distance between Arica and Puerto Maldonado is 680 km. The road distance is 1040 km.
The best way to get from Arica to Puerto Maldonado without a car is to bus which takes 19h 30m and costs $35 - $70.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Arica to Puerto Maldonado, including transfers.
Arica to Puerto Maldonado bus services, operated by Buses Norte Grande, depart from Terminal Internacional station.
Arica to Puerto Maldonado bus services, operated by Buses Norte Grande, arrive at Tacna station.
Puerto Maldonado is 1h behind Arica. It is currently 2:18 PM in Arica and 1:18 PM in Puerto Maldonado.
Yes, the driving distance between Arica to Puerto Maldonado is 1040 km. It takes approximately 18h 33m to drive from Arica to Puerto Maldonado.
What companies run services between Arica, Chile and Puerto Maldonado, Peru?
You can take a bus from Terminal Internacional to Puerto Maldonado via Tacna and Puno in around 19h 30m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Puerto Maldonado via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
Train from Arica to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- [email protected]
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
Bus from Tacna to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza
- Phone
- +51 9 6629 9448
- [email protected]
- Website
- reyna.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Puerto Maldonado
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Book at
- Transportes Reyna
Bus from Arequipa to Puerto Maldonado
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- Transportes Reyna
Bus from Puno to Puerto Maldonado
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Book at
- Transportes Reyna
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Moquegua Turismo
Bus from Tacna to Moquegua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Transporte Moquegua Turismo
Bus from Moquegua to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- Transporte Moquegua Turismo
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Tacna to Moquegua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +51 982 803 213
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Héroes del Pacífico
Bus from Tacna to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- Transportes Héroes del Pacífico
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