There are 7 ways to get from Calama to Panama City by bus, plane, ferry, 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 Panama Pacific International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB)plane ANF - BLB
20h 35m$312–1,014Bus, bus to Diego Aracena International Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airportbus
- Fly from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane IQQ - PTY
18h 8m$209–690Bus, ferry, drive
- 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
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Drive from Portobelo to Panama Citycar
10d 5h$1,041–1,148Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane ANF - PTY
15h 28m$233–831Fly Calama Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane CJC - PTY
13h 3m$243–803Fly Calama Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB)plane CJC - BLB
14h 45m$352–986Bus to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Saltabus
- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane SLA - PTY
21h 24m$275–961
Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Panama City is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $700 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Panama City is to fly which takes 13h 3m and costs $240 - $850.
The distance between Calama and Panama City is 3980 km.
It takes approximately 20h 35m to get from Calama to Panama City, including transfers.
Panama City is 2h behind Calama. It is currently 1:59 PM in Calama and 11:59 AM in Panama City.
There are 894+ hotels available in Panama City.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Panama City, Panama?
LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) twice daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Calama Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Calama Airport to Tocumen International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Calama Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Calama Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Concepcion, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Santa Cruz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 34m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Lima, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Cali, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Calama Airport to Panama Pacific International Airport via Santiago, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Tarapaca
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
- $18–26
- Premium
- $20–27
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $15–21
- Premium
- $16–22
- 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 Pullman Bus to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–73
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $26–40
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–65
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pullman San Andres
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $30–50
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
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