There are 8 ways to get from El Chaltén to Calama by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to El Calafate, fly to Calama Airport
best- Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airportbus
- Fly from El Calafate (FTE) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane FTE - CJC
14h 35m$231–1,007Bus via Santiago
cheapest- Take the bus from El Chaltén to Terminal de Omnibus Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Bariloche to Terminal Surbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Balmaceda Turbusbus
2d 18h$184–378Drive 4,023.7 km
- Drive from El Chaltén to Calamacar 4,023.7 km
2d 2h$497–717Bus, Tour, bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafatebus
- Take a shuttle bus from El Calafate to Cerro Castillo
- Take the bus from Cerro Castillo to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane PNT - CJC
15h 44mBus, Tour, bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Antofagasta Airport
- Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafatebus
- Take a shuttle bus from El Calafate to Cerro Castillo
- Take the bus from Cerro Castillo to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane PNT - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
19h 7mBus, Tour, bus to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafatebus
- Take a shuttle bus from El Calafate to Cerro Castillo
- Take the bus from Cerro Castillo to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Punta Arenas Airportbus
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane PUQ - CJC
19h 33mBus to El Calafate, fly to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airportbus
- Fly from El Calafate (FTE) to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA)plane FTE - SLA
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Calamabus
21h 52m$274–820Bus
- Take the bus from El Chaltén to Luis Piedrabuenabus
- Take the bus from Luis Piedrabuena to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Saltabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
3d 3h$318–645
El Calafate (FTE) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Chaltén to Calama is to bus via Santiago which costs $180 - $380 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from El Chaltén to Calama is to bus and fly which takes 14h 35m and costs $230 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from El Chaltén to Calama. However, there are services departing from El Chaltén and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda Turbus via Bariloche and Terminal Alameda - Turbus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between El Chaltén and Calama is 3309 km. The road distance is 4023.7 km.
The best way to get from El Chaltén to Calama without a car is to bus via Santiago which takes 2 days 18h and costs $180 - $380.
It takes approximately 14h 35m to get from El Chaltén to Calama, including transfers.
El Chaltén to Calama bus services, operated by Marga Taqsa, depart from El Chaltén station.
El Chaltén to Calama bus services, operated by Marga Taqsa, arrive at Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche station.
Calama is 1h behind El Chaltén. It is currently 7:09 PM in El Chaltén and 6:09 PM in Calama.
Yes, the driving distance between El Chaltén to Calama is 4024 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from El Chaltén to Calama.
What companies run services between El Chaltén, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Calama, Chile?
You can take a bus from El Chaltén to Terminal Balmaceda Turbus via Bariloche, Terminal Sur, and Terminal Alameda - Turbus in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Calafate to Calama Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Puerto Natales to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Puerto Natales to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Puerto Natales to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–750
Flights from Puerto Natales to Antofagasta Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–420
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–420
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–420
Flights from El Calafate to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from El Calafate to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from El Calafate to Calama Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Puerto Natales to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from El Calafate to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–480
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from El Calafate to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from El Calafate to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from El Calafate to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Ushuaia, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Puerto Natales to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Puerto Natales to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–41
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $14–19
- Bed
- $14–21
Bus from El Chaltén to Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–198
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $95–140
- Bed
- $110–170
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–41
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $14–19
- Bed
- $14–21
Bus from El Chaltén to Luis Piedrabuena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–162
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $45–65
- Bed
- $55–80
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- transportedonatiliochalten.com.ar
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- transportedonatiliochalten.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 2902 491 368
- Website
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 9 11 2150 3372
- [email protected]
- Website
- chaltentravel.com
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–41
- Website
- https://www.bookingcalafate.com/menu/eng
- Cama
- $29–35
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–41
- Website
- https://www.bookingcalafate.com/menu/eng
- Cama
- $30–40
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–41
- Website
- https://www.bookingcalafate.com/menu/eng
- Cama
- $30–40
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–41
- Website
- https://www.bookingcalafate.com/menu/eng
- Cama
- $30–40
Bus from El Chaltén to El Calafate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–41
- Website
- https://www.bookingcalafate.com/menu/eng
- Cama
- $29–35
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Bariloche to Terminal Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $60–90
- Semi bed
- $50–70
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–74
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $35–50
- Semi bed
- $28–40
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Balmaceda Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $65–90
- Premium
- $70–85
- [email protected]
- Website
- southroad.com.ar
Shuttle from El Calafate to Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $88
- Schedules at
- southroad.com.ar
Shuttle from El Calafate to Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $88
- Schedules at
- southroad.com.ar
Shuttle from El Calafate to Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $88
- Schedules at
- southroad.com.ar
- Phone
- +56 9 9343 0037
- [email protected]
- Website
- servitur.cl
Bus from Cerro Castillo to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.servitur.cl/en/home.html
Bus from Cerro Castillo to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.servitur.cl/en/home.html
Bus from Cerro Castillo to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.servitur.cl/en/home.html
Bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- [email protected]
- Website
- bussur.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Punta Arenas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $19–26
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesfernandez.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Punta Arenas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- busesfernandez.com
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–40
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–76
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $28–40
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Luis Piedrabuena to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–380
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $240–280
- Cama
- $310–380
- Phone
- +54 387 413 8191
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $8–13
- Cama
- $9–15
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $15–23
- Semi Cama
- $11–16
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- [email protected]
- Website
- balut.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $4–7
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $2–4
- Bed
- $2–5
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