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How to get fromEl Tatio Geyser Field to Santiagoby shuttle, plane, taxi, bus, car, or helicopter

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There are 6 ways to get from El Tatio Geyser Field to Santiago by shuttle, plane, taxi, bus, car, or helicopter

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  1. Tour, shuttle to Calama Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Geysers del Tatio to San Pedro de Atacamashuttle bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airportshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane plane CJC - SCL
    8h 46m
    $180–312

  2. Taxi, bus via Batuco

    cheapest
    1. Take the taxi from El Tatio Geyser Field to San Pedro de Atacamataxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calamabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Batucobus bus
    26h 58m
    $42–81

  3. Drive 1,642.9 km

    1. Drive from El Tatio Geyser Field to Santiagocar car 1,642.9 km
    20h 8m
    $203–293

  4. Taxi, helicopter to Antofagasta Airport, fly

    1. Take the taxi from El Tatio Geyser Field to San Pedro de Atacama Airporttaxi taxi
    2. Take the helicopter from San Pedro de Atacama Airport to Antofagasta Airporthelicopter helicopter
    3. Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane plane ANF - SCL
    6h 51m
    $8,896–9,043

  5. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from El Tatio Geyser Field to San Pedro de Atacamataxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calamabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus to Terminal San Borjabus bus
    27h 55m
    $61–76

  6. Tour, shuttle, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Geysers del Tatio to San Pedro de Atacamashuttle bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airportshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Calama to Santiagobus bus
    29h 37m
    $309–429

Calama Airport (CJC) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights

Calendar125Weekly Planes
Duration2h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$27Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 1,423.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 46m

What companies run services between El Tatio Geyser Field, Chile and Santiago, Chile?

There is no direct connection from El Tatio Geyser Field to Santiago. However, you can take the taxi to Geysers del Tatio, take the shuttle to San Pedro de Atacama, take the shuttle to Calama Airport, walk to Calama Airport (CJC) airport, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), walk to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez, then take the bus to PJ2003-Parada 2 / EIM Pajaritos. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to San Pedro de Atacama, take the bus to Atacama 2000 Calama, walk to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile, take the bus to Batuco, then take the bus to Terminal San Borja.

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