There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to San Pedro de Atacama by plane, helicopter, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane MDW - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
18h 43m$9,322–10,465Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA)plane ORD - SLA
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to San Pedro de Atacamabus
28h 19m$416–1,480Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane ORD - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
20h 4m$9,222–10,165Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Calama Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane MDW - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
20h 14m$592–1,815Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calama Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane ORD - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
19h 45m$492–1,415
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to San Pedro de Atacama is to fly and bus which costs $410 - $1,500 and takes 28h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to San Pedro de Atacama is to fly and helicopter which takes 18h 43m and costs $9,000 - $11,000.
The distance between Chicago and San Pedro de Atacama is 7733 km.
It takes approximately 18h 43m to get from Chicago to San Pedro de Atacama, including transfers.
San Pedro de Atacama is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:05 PM in Chicago and 1:05 PM in San Pedro de Atacama.
There are 275+ hotels available in San Pedro de Atacama.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and San Pedro de Atacama, Chile?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to San Pedro de Atacama. However, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport (ANF), walk to Antofagasta Airport, take the vehicle to San Pedro de Atacama Airport, then take the taxi to San Pedro de Atacama. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport (ANF), walk to Antofagasta Airport, take the vehicle to San Pedro de Atacama Airport, then take the taxi to San Pedro de Atacama.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cancun, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cancun, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Calama Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Calama Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Phone
- +56 2 2677 3000
- [email protected]
- Website
- transvip.cl
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Book at
- transvip.cl
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Book at
- transvip.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 6136 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- cordilleratraveller.com
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- https://cordilleratraveller.com/en/home-cordillera-traveller-english/
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- https://cordilleratraveller.com/en/home-cordillera-traveller-english/
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Salta to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–74
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $29–45
- Semi bed
- $24–35
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