There are 8 ways to get from Calama to La Paz by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Uyuni Airport, fly to La Paz Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Uyunibus
- Fly from Uyuni Airport to La Paz Airportplane
9h$147–149Bus via Iquique
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Iquiquebus Iquique
- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to El Altobus La Paz
23h 27m$36–70Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Orurobus Santa Cruz
- Take the bus from Oruro to La Pazbus La Paz-Oruro
16h 28mDrive 900.9 km
- Drive from Calama to La Pazcar 900.9 km
13h 14m$112–161Fly Calama Airport to El Alto International Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane CJC - LPB
10h 44m$376–566Bus, Tour to Uyuni Airport, fly to El Alto International Airport
- Take the bus from Atacama 2000 Calama to San Pedro de Atacamabus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Fly from Uyuni Airport (UYU) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane UYU - LPB
7h 43m$430–502Bus, Tour to Uyuni Airport, fly to La Paz Airport
- Take the bus from Atacama 2000 Calama to San Pedro de Atacamabus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Fly from Uyuni Airport to La Paz Airportplane
7h 38m$424–426Bus via Patacamaya
- Take the bus from Calama to Orurobus
- Take the bus from Oruro to Patacamayabus
- Take the bus from Patacamaya to La Pazbus
18h 59m
Uyuni Airport to La Paz Airport flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to La Paz is to bus via Iquique which costs $35 - $75 and takes 23h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to La Paz is to bus and Tour and fly which takes 7h 38m and costs $424 - $427.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to La Paz. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Buses Calama and arriving at La Paz via Oruro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 28m.
The distance between Calama and La Paz is 873 km. The road distance is 900.9 km.
The best way to get from Calama to La Paz without a car is to bus which takes 16h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h to get from Calama to La Paz, including transfers.
Calama to La Paz bus services, operated by Transporte San Antonio, depart from Terminal de Buses Calama station.
The best way to get from Calama to La Paz is to bus which takes 16h 28m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $370 - $600 and takes 10h 44m.
Calama to La Paz bus services, operated by Transporte San Antonio, arrive at Iquique station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calama to La Paz is 901 km. It takes approximately 13h 14m to drive from Calama to La Paz.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and La Paz, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to La Paz via Oruro in around 16h 28m. Alternatively, LATAM Chile, JetSMART, and Boliviana de Aviación fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) 3 times a week.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Calama Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Uyuni Airport to El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Phone
- +𝟱𝟲 𝟵 𝟲𝟲𝟱𝟭 𝟮𝟯𝟱𝟮
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com.bo/empresa/trans-ricardo.php
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 7750 0534
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Aitrans.bolivia/
- Phone
- +56 55 31 6664 / 9 5047 8351
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Atacama 2000 Calama to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-atacama-2000
Bus from Atacama 2000 Calama to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-atacama-2000
- Phone
- +56 9 6136 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- cordilleratraveller.com
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- https://cordilleratraveller.com/en/home-cordillera-traveller-english/
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- https://cordilleratraveller.com/en/home-cordillera-traveller-english/
- Phone
- +591 72492788
- [email protected]
- Website
- trans-salvador.com
Bus from Calama to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://trans-salvador.com/inicioEn.php
- Phone
- +591 2228 0861
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276261369
Bus from Patacamaya to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276261369
- Phone
- +591 2228 1894
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://es-la.facebook.com/aromaheivan/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com.bo/empresa/trans-aroma.php
Bus from Patacamaya to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://es-la.facebook.com/aromaheivan/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com.bo/empresa/trans-aroma.php
- Phone
- +591 7152 0995
Bus from Oruro to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- andestransit.com
Bus from Patacamaya to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- andestransit.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/san-antonio
- Road
- $14–19
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $35–50
- Phone
- +56 6063 9308
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to El Alto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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