There are 7 ways to get from Calama to Tucumán by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Saltabus Antofagasta
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumánbus Jujuy / ...
17h 46m$64,928–150,684Drive 908.4 km
- Drive from Calama to San Miguel de Tucumáncar 908.4 km
11h 31m$170,887–246,837Fly Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC)plane CJC - TUC
11h$328,161–1,029,361Bus via Terminal de Tucumán
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Saltabus Antofagasta
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumánbus
17h 56m$69,928–182,684Bus via Calama
- Take the bus from Calama to Terminal de Saltabus Calama
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumánbus
19h 6m$85,592–189,120Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC)plane ANF - TUC
13h 34m$472,940–1,672,427Fly Calama Airport to Vicecomodoro Ángel De La Paz Aragonés Airport, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Vicecomodoro Ángel De La Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE)plane CJC - SDE
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumánbus
15h 54m$364,861–1,209,361
Calama Airport (CJC) to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Tucumán is to bus which costs $65000 - $160000 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Tucumán is to fly which takes 11h and costs $320000 - $1100000.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to Tucumán. However, there are services departing from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus and arriving at Terminal de Tucumán via Terminal de Salta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 46m.
The distance between Calama and Tucumán is 916 km. The road distance is 908.4 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Tucumán without a car is to bus which takes 17h 46m and costs $65000 - $160000.
It takes approximately 17h 46m to get from Calama to Tucumán, including transfers.
Calama to Tucumán bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, depart from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus station.
The best way to get from Calama to Tucumán is to bus which takes 17h 46m and costs $65000 - $160000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $320000 - $1100000 and takes 11h.
Calama to Tucumán bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, arrive at Terminal de Salta station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calama to Tucumán is 908 km. It takes approximately 11h 31m to drive from Calama to Tucumán.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Tucumán, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to San Miguel de Tucumán via Terminal de Salta and Terminal de Tucumán in around 17h 46m. Alternatively, LATAM Chile, Aerolíneas Argentinas, and two other airlines fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) once daily.
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300,000–1,000,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300,000–1,000,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430,000–1,800,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Vicecomodoro Ángel De La Paz Aragonés Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310,000–1,300,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Vicecomodoro Ángel De La Paz Aragonés Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410,000–1,300,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Vicecomodoro Ángel De La Paz Aragonés Airport via Concepcion, Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430,000–1,500,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300,000–1,300,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300,000–1,000,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430,000–1,700,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750,000–2,200,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Vicecomodoro Ángel De La Paz Aragonés Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410,000–1,300,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330,000–1,200,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380,000–1,300,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430,000–1,600,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Vicecomodoro Ángel De La Paz Aragonés Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350,000–1,300,000
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40,000–110,684
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40,000–60,000
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40,000–110,684
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40,000–60,000
Bus from Calama to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $44,000–117,120
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $44,000–60,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19,000–33,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $23,000–33,000
- Semi bed
- $19,000–26,000
Bus from Calama to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $43,000–110,000
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $50,000–75,000
- Semi bed
- $43,000–60,000
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $12,000–18,000
- Semi bed
- $10,000–14,000
- Phone
- 0800-222-6513
- [email protected]
- Website
- la20.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- la20.com.ar
- Semicama
- $37,000–50,000
- Cama
- $45,000–65,000
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flecha Bus
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32,000–60,000
- Website
- Flecha Bus
- Cama
- $41,000–60,000
- Semi Cama
- $32,000–46,000
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23,000–44,000
- Website
- Flecha Bus
- Cama
- $31,000–44,000
- Semi Cama
- $23,000–33,000
- Phone
- 0800 122 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cata International
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24,000–44,000
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $30,000–42,000
- Semi Cama
- $24,000–34,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $33,000–44,000
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $36,000–55,000
- Cama
- $43,000–65,000
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27,000–45,000
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $27,000–39,000
- Cama
- $31,000–45,000
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13,000–36,000
- Schedules at
- Cormar
- Phone
- +54 385 428 6341
- [email protected]
- Website
- launion.coop.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- launion.coop.ar
- Book at
- launion.coop.ar
- Semicama
- $22,000–32,000
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- [email protected]
- Website
- Balut
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16,400–16,800
- Website
- Balut
- Semicama
- $16,400–16,800
- Phone
- 0800 555 0579
- [email protected]
- Website
- El Practico
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- El Practico
- Cama
- $19,000–27,000
- Semicama
- $13,000–19,000
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11,000–20,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $11,000–17,000
- Bed
- $13,000–20,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $17,000–20,000
- Cama
- $22,000–27,000
- Phone
- +54 11 4912 1694
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urquiza
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19,000–32,000
- Website
- Urquiza
- Semibed
- $19,000–27,000
- Bed
- $23,000–32,000
- Phone
- +54 810-888-3666
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupofonobus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- grupofonobus.com.ar
- Book at
- grupofonobus.com.ar
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viabariloche.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12,000–20,000
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $12,000–18,000
- Cama
- $14,000–20,000
- Phone
- +54 9 11 3434 5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- rutatlantica.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36,000–46,000
- Schedules at
- rutatlantica.com.ar
- Book at
- rutatlantica.com.ar
- Cama
- $38,000–45,000
- Semicama
- $36,000–46,000
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