There are 8 ways to get from Ica to San Pedro de Atacama by bus, train, car, plane, helicopter, taxi, 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.
Bus, train via Quillagua
best- Take the bus from Ica to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Quillaguabus
- Take the bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Busbus
- Take the bus from Atacama 2000 Calama to San Pedro de Atacamabus
28h 58m$76–109Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ica to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to San Pedro de Atacamabus
31h 25m$49–70Drive 1,627.5 km
- Drive from Ica to San Pedro de Atacamacar 1,627.5 km
21h 2m$245–354Bus to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter
- Take the bus from Ica to Ayacuchobus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane AYP - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
17h 44m$9,178–9,999Bus
- Take the bus from Ica 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 de San Pedro de Atacamabus
30h 29m$81–188Bus, taxi to Francisco Carle Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter
- Take the bus from Ica to Huancayobus
- Take the taxi from Huancayo to Francisco Carle Airport (JAU)taxi
- Fly from Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane JAU - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
19h 16m$9,233–10,053Bus to Jorge Chávez International Airport, fly to Calama Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Ica to Limabus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LIM - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
17h 12m$289–560Bus to Jorge Chávez International Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter
- Take the bus from Ica to Limabus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane LIM - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
13h 8m$9,049–9,320
Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ica to San Pedro de Atacama is to bus and train which costs $45 - $75 and takes 31h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ica to San Pedro de Atacama is to bus and fly and helicopter which takes 13h 8m and costs $9,000 - $9,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Ica to San Pedro de Atacama. However, there are services departing from Ica and arriving at Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama via Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 29m.
The distance between Ica and San Pedro de Atacama is 1679 km. The road distance is 1627.5 km.
The best way to get from Ica to San Pedro de Atacama without a car is to bus and train via Quillagua which takes 28h 58m and costs $75 - $110.
It takes approximately 28h 58m to get from Ica to San Pedro de Atacama, including transfers.
Ica to San Pedro de Atacama bus services, operated by CIVA, depart from Ica station.
Ica to San Pedro de Atacama bus services, operated by CIVA, arrive at Tacna station.
San Pedro de Atacama is 1h ahead of Ica. It is currently 7:45 PM in Ica and 8:45 PM in San Pedro de Atacama.
Yes, the driving distance between Ica to San Pedro de Atacama is 1628 km. It takes approximately 21h 2m to drive from Ica to San Pedro de Atacama.
What companies run services between Ica, Peru and San Pedro de Atacama, Chile?
You can take a bus from Ica to Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama via Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 30h 29m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Francisco Carle Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Francisco Carle Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- 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
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Ica to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Ica to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Quillagua
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $16–23
- Premium
- $18–25
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $14–19
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
- Phone
- +56 55 31 6664 / 9 5047 8351
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Atacama 2000 Calama to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-atacama-2000
- Phone
- +51 993 888 999
- [email protected]
- Website
- turismopalomino.pe
Bus from Ica to Ayacucho
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Schedules at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Book at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Phone
- +51 999 959 681
- [email protected]
- Website
- oropesa.pe
Bus from Ica to Ayacucho
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://www.oropesa.pe/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGzCOZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQHpZL3JBOLPNoxtU0GcLh-rOMpW1d5SdiyujmLelgSnlt2IlbOX1v1tuQ_aem_rTkOLOLG6Zew4HOVNrl7Sw
- 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
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $42–104
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $42–47
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacnainternacional.com.pe
Bus from Ica to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +56 9 912 3123
- [email protected]
- Website
- chilebus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- chilebus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $14–19
- Cama
- $27
- Phone
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to San Pedro de Atacama
- Semi-cama
- $17–26
- Phone
- +51 965 000 353
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ica to Huancayo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/viajes/pasajes-de-bus-orobus
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- [email protected]
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Ica to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Ica to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- 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
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $50–60
Taxi Digital Huancayo
- Phone
- +51 64 200202
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Real (Vip Car)
- Phone
- +51 9 99 46 1414
- Website
- vipcarhuancayo.com
Taxi Voldie
- Phone
- +51 964 000 685
- Website
- taxivoldie.com
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