There are 6 ways to get from Calama Airport (CJC) to Quito by plane, car, shuttle, helicopter, or bus
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Fly Calama Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
best- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CJC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
11h 19m$282–760Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Juliobus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
2d 8h$185–267Shuttle, helicopter to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take the helicopter from San Pedro de Atacama Airport to Antofagasta Airporthelicopter
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ANF - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
12h 48m$9,295–9,745Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Quillaguabus
- Take the bus from Quillagua to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
2d 3h$197–295Drive 3,577.8 km
- Drive from Calama Airport (CJC) to Quitocar 3,577.8 km
2d 1h$442–638Fly Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CJC - GYE
- Take a shuttle bus from Guayaquil Airport to Puerto López
- Take the bus from Puerto López to Manta Terminal Terrestrebus
- Take the bus from Manta to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
21h 34m$447–1,031
Calama Airport (CJC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama Airport (CJC) to Quito is to bus which costs $180 - $270 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Calama Airport (CJC) to Quito is to fly and car which takes 11h 19m and costs $280 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama Airport (CJC) to Quito. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviario Calama and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Quillagua, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Arequipa and Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Calama Airport (CJC) and Quito is 2730 km. The road distance is 3577.8 km.
The best way to get from Calama Airport (CJC) to Quito without a car is to bus via Arequipa which takes 2 days 3h and costs $190 - $300.
It takes approximately 11h 19m to get from Calama Airport (CJC) to Quito, including transfers.
Calama Airport (CJC) to Quito bus services, operated by Buses Tarapaca, depart from Terminal Rodoviario Calama station.
Calama Airport (CJC) to Quito bus services, operated by Buses Tarapaca, arrive at Quillagua station.
Quito is 1h behind Calama Airport (CJC). It is currently 2:47 AM in Calama Airport (CJC) and 1:47 AM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Calama Airport (CJC) to Quito is 3578 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Calama Airport (CJC) to Quito.
What companies run services between Calama Airport (CJC), Chile and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Quillagua, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Arequipa, and Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Calama Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Calama Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–420
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–420
Flights from Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Phone
- +56 2 2677 3000
- [email protected]
- Website
- transvip.cl
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Book at
- transvip.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 6136 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- cordilleratraveller.com
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- https://cordilleratraveller.com/en/home-cordillera-traveller-english/
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Quillagua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $14–19
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $16–23
- Premium
- $18–25
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $19–26
- Premium
- $20–28
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- [email protected]
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- [email protected]
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 982 803 213
- [email protected]
- Website
- heroesdelpacifico.embarcar.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- heroesdelpacifico.embarcar.com.pe
- [email protected]
- Website
- hallpa.pe
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- hallpa.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacnainternacional.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 99 546 4860
- [email protected]
- Website
- whalewatchingecuador.com
Shuttle from Guayaquil Airport to Puerto López
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $146
- Website
- https://whalewatchingecuador.com/es/actividades
- Phone
- +593 99 436 5377
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto López to Manta Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- movilidadmanta.gob.ec
- [email protected]
- Website
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Manta to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial
- Phone
- +593 05 293 2988
- [email protected]
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $27–40
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- [email protected]
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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