There are 2 ways to get from Cape Town to Copiapó by plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Chamonate Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane CPT - CPO
- Take the bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Castherbus
23h 16m$570–1,623Fly to La Florida Airport, shuttle, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane CPT - LSC
- Take a shuttle bus from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Take the bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbusbus
30h 32m$462–1,249
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Copiapó is to fly and shuttle and bus which costs $460 - $1,300 and takes 30h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Copiapó is to fly and bus which takes 23h 16m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Cape Town and Copiapó is 8378 km.
It takes approximately 23h 16m to get from Cape Town to Copiapó, including transfers.
Copiapó is 5h behind Cape Town. It is currently 10:04 AM in Cape Town and 5:04 AM in Copiapó.
There are 83+ hotels available in Copiapó.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Copiapó, Chile?
There is no direct connection from Cape Town to Copiapó. However, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Chamonate Airport (CPO), walk to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama, then take the bus to Terminal Casther. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to La Florida Airport (LSC), walk to La Serena Airport, take the shuttle to Tongoy, walk to Tongoy, take the bus to Terminal de buses La Serena, then take the bus to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to La Florida Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo Casther
Bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Turismo Casther
- [email protected]
- Website
- Triptur
Shuttle from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- Triptur
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Expreso Costero
Bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Buses Expreso Costero
- Road
- $4
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $12–18
- Cama
- $16–23
- Premium
- $55–70
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $17–35
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Schedules at
- Condor Bus
- Semi Cama
- $7–13
- Cama
- $16–18
- Phone
- +56 2 3304 8632 / 2 2596 1100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expreso Norte
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Expreso Norte
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