There are 6 ways to get from Guayaquil to Calama by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Calama Airport
best- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane GYE - CJC
10h 35m$299–862Bus via Tumbes
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacnabus 639
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
2d 16h$91–160Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
2d 8h$114–216Drive 3,270.1 km
- Drive from Guayaquil to Calamacar 3,270.1 km
43h 47m$404–583Fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane GYE - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
10h 5m$306–586Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
2d 9h$106–237
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guayaquil to Calama is to bus via Tumbes which costs $90 - $160 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Guayaquil to Calama is to fly and bus which takes 10h 5m and costs $300 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Guayaquil to Calama. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus via Lima Terminal Excluciva, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Guayaquil and Calama is 2560 km. The road distance is 3270.1 km.
The best way to get from Guayaquil to Calama without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 8h and costs $110 - $220.
It takes approximately 10h 35m to get from Guayaquil to Calama, including transfers.
Guayaquil to Calama bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
The best way to get from Guayaquil to Calama is to fly which takes 10h 35m and costs $290 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $240 and takes 2 days 9h.
Guayaquil to Calama bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Lima Javier Prado station.
Calama is 1h ahead of Guayaquil. It is currently 5:16 PM in Guayaquil and 6:16 PM in Calama.
What companies run services between Guayaquil, Ecuador and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile flies from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Calama Airport (CJC) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus via Lima Javier Prado, Lima Terminal Excluciva, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–460
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $21–28
Bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $19–26
- Premium
- $20–28
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $19–26
- Premium
- $20–28
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $28–40
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $28–40
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
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