There are 7 ways to get from Calama to Guayaquil by bus, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane ANF - GYE
13h 22m$305–743Bus
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 Terminal Exclucivabus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
2d 12h$104–197Bus via Tumbes
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus 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 Lima Terminal Exclucivabus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
2d 8h$131–207Drive 3,267.8 km
- Drive from Calama to Guayaquilcar 3,267.8 km
46h 52m$456–659Fly Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CJC - GYE
10h 41m$245–715Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Tumbes, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Tumbes (TBP)plane ANF - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
- Take the bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
18h 40m$274–877Bus #2
- 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 Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus 645
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
2d 15h$110–172
Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Guayaquil is to bus which costs $110 - $180 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Guayaquil is to fly which takes 10h 41m and costs $240 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to Guayaquil. However, there are services departing from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus and arriving at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil via Quillagua, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Lima Terminal Excluciva and Tumbes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Calama and Guayaquil is 2813 km. The road distance is 3267.8 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Guayaquil without a car is to bus via Tumbes which takes 2 days 8h and costs $130 - $210.
It takes approximately 13h 22m to get from Calama to Guayaquil, including transfers.
Calama to Guayaquil bus services, operated by Kenny Bus, depart from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus station.
The best way to get from Calama to Guayaquil is to bus via Tumbes which takes 2 days 8h and costs $130 - $210. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $240 - $750 and takes 10h 41m.
Calama to Guayaquil bus services, operated by Kenny Bus, arrive at Quillagua station.
Guayaquil is 2h behind Calama. It is currently 6:16 PM in Calama and 4:16 PM in Guayaquil.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Guayaquil, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil via Quillagua, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Lima Terminal Excluciva, Tumbes, and Tumbes in around 2d 8h. Alternatively, LATAM Chile and JetSMART fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) 5 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Concepcion, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Quillagua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Tarapaca
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Quillagua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $14–19
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $15–21
- Premium
- $17–23
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $18–25
- Premium
- $20–27
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $18–25
- Premium
- $20–27
- 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 Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Excluciva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Excluciva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa Reina del Camino
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Cooperativa Reina del Camino
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- Cooperativa International Ecuatoriano Pullman
- Phone
- +593 95 874 8163
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA
- 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
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $28–40
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $28–40
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Oltursa
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