There are 7 ways to get from Buenos Aires to Atacama Region by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Chamonate Airport, bus
best- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane AEP - CPO
- Take the bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Castherbus
8h 24m$166–657Bus via La Serena
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Liniers to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbusbus
34h 52m$102–289Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal San Borjabus Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Busbus Santiago
32h 39m$111–193Drive 1,706.3 km
- Drive from Buenos Aires to Copiapócar 1,706.3 km
24h 16m$211–304Fly Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Chamonate Airport, bus
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane EZE - CPO
- Take the bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Castherbus
8h 24m$127–617Fly Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to La Florida Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane AEP - LSC
- Take a shuttle bus from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Take the bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbusbus
13h$196–443Bus via La Serena #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Copiapóbus
37h 50m$104–207
Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Buenos Aires to Atacama Region is to bus which costs $110 - $200 and takes 32h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Buenos Aires to Atacama Region is to fly and bus which takes 8h 24m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Buenos Aires to Atacama Region. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro and arriving at Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus via Terminal San Borja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 39m.
The distance between Buenos Aires and Atacama Region is 1491 km. The road distance is 1706.3 km.
The best way to get from Buenos Aires to Atacama Region without a car is to bus which takes 32h 39m and costs $110 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Buenos Aires to Atacama Region, including transfers.
Buenos Aires to Atacama Region bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro station.
Buenos Aires to Atacama Region bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Terminal San Borja station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buenos Aires to Atacama Region is 1706 km. It takes approximately 24h 16m to drive from Buenos Aires to Atacama Region.
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What companies run services between Buenos Aires, Argentina and Atacama Region, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus via Terminal San Borja in around 32h 39m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Chamonate Airport via Mendoza, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Chamonate Airport via Cordoba, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Cordoba, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Mendoza, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to La Florida Airport via Cordoba, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo Casther
Bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Turismo Casther
Bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Turismo Casther
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $13–30
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $18–35
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–75
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $22–35
- Cama
- $35–50
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $11–16
- Premium
- $55–70
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $12–18
- Cama
- $16–23
- Premium
- $55–70
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–38
- Schedules at
- Condor Bus
- Semi Cama
- $19–35
- Cama
- $35–38
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Condor Bus
- Semi Cama
- $4–9
- Cama
- $11–12
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Schedules at
- Condor Bus
- Semi Cama
- $7–14
- Cama
- $16–18
- Phone
- +56 2 3304 8632 / 2 2596 1100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expreso Norte
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Schedules at
- Expreso Norte
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Expreso Norte
- [email protected]
- Website
- Triptur
Shuttle from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- Triptur
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Expreso Costero
Bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Buses Expreso Costero
- Road
- $4
- Website
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
- Phone
- +54 810 222 5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- atsj.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Liniers to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- atsj.com.ar
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $60–85
- Semi bed
- $50–75
- Phone
- 0800-222-6513
- [email protected]
- Website
- la20.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Liniers to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52–90
- Schedules at
- la20.com.ar
- Semicama
- $55–75
- Cama
- $65–90
- Phone
- 0810-222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- atsj.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Liniers to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Schedules at
- atsj.com.ar
- Book at
- atsj.com.ar
- Bed
- $85–130
- Semi Bed
- $85–110
- Phone
- 0800 122 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cata International
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–91
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $50–75
- Semi Cama
- $45–65
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $65–85
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–91
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $50–75
- Semi Cama
- $45–65
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $65–85
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $50–80
- Bed
- $60–95
- Phone
- +56 51 221 5300
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesromani.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Copiapó
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
- Book at
- busesromani.cl
- Semi
- $9–11
- Salon
- $14–17
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Copiapó
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $10–14
- Cama
- $14–21
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