There are 4 ways to get from Atacama Region to Calama by bus (Flixbus), car, bus, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChilebus Calama / ...
10h 12m$18–80Drive 696.4 km
- Drive from Copiapó to Calamacar 696.4 km
9h 5m$86–124Bus to Chamonate Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Casther to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacamabus
- Fly from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane CPO - CJC
6h 45m$152–392Bus, shuttle to La Florida Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Tongoybus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tongoy to La Serena Airport
- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LSC - CJC
9h 11m$127–353
Atacama Region to Calama by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atacama Region to Calama is to bus which costs $18 - $80 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Atacama Region to Calama is to bus and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs $150 - $400.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terrapuerto Atacama and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Atacama Region and Calama is 722 km. The road distance is 696.4 km.
The best way to get from Atacama Region to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 10h 12m and costs $18 - $80.
The bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile takes 10h 12m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Atacama Region to Calama bus services, operated by Pluss Chile, depart from Terrapuerto Atacama station.
Atacama Region to Calama bus services, operated by Pluss Chile, arrive at Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atacama Region to Calama is 696 km. It takes approximately 9h 5m to drive from Atacama Region to Calama.
Book your Atacama Region to Calama bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Atacama Region, Chile and Calama, Chile?
Pluss Chile operates a bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile hourly. Tickets cost $18–35 and the journey takes 10h 12m. Three other operators also service this route.
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $18–23
- Cama
- $26–35
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $14–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.cl
Bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Semi Cama
- $21–30
- Cama
- $30–45
- Premium
- $60–80
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Semi Cama
- $11–16
- Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- [email protected]
- Website
- casther.cl
Bus from Terminal Casther to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- casther.cl
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- condorbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–10
- Cama
- $11–13
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $4
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Tongoy to La Serena Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $61
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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