There are 6 ways to get from Iquique to Illapel by bus, plane, car, shuttle, taxi, or bus (Flixbus)
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Bus, bus to Diego Aracena International Airport, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
best- Take the bus from Iquique to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airportbus
- Fly from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane IQQ - SCL
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Illapelbus
10h 59m$97–215Bus via Coquimbo
cheapest- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses de Coquimbobus Iquique / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Rodoviario Illapelbus Salamanca
22h 56m$37–130Drive 1,519.3 km
- Drive from Iquique to Illapelcar 1,519.3 km
19h 22m$188–271Bus, bus to Diego Aracena International Airport, fly to La Florida Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Iquique to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airportbus
- Fly from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane IQQ - LSC
- Take a shuttle bus from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Take the bus from Tongoy to Los Vilosbus
- Take the bus from Los Vilos to Illapelbus
11h 25mTaxi, fly to Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez, bus
- Take the taxi from Iquique to Iquique Airporttaxi
- Fly from Iquique Airport to Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítezplane
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Illapelbus
8h 41m$164–177Bus
- Take the bus from Iquique to Los Vilosbus FlixBus CL071
- Take the bus from Los Vilos to Illapelbus Santiago
23h 25m$158–256
Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iquique to Illapel is to bus via Coquimbo which costs $35 - $130 and takes 22h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Iquique to Illapel is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 8h 41m and costs $160 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Iquique to Illapel. However, there are services departing from Rodovario de Iquique and arriving at Terminal Rodoviario Illapel via Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 56m.
The distance between Iquique and Illapel is 1956 km. The road distance is 1519.3 km.
The best way to get from Iquique to Illapel without a car is to bus via Coquimbo which takes 22h 56m and costs $35 - $130.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Iquique to Illapel, including transfers.
Iquique to Illapel bus services, operated by Pluss Chile, depart from Rodovario de Iquique station.
Iquique to Illapel bus services, operated by Pluss Chile, arrive at Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Iquique to Illapel is 1519 km. It takes approximately 19h 22m to drive from Iquique to Illapel.
There are six+ hotels available in Illapel.
What companies run services between Iquique, Chile and Illapel, Chile?
You can take a bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Rodoviario Illapel via Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo in around 22h 56m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to La Florida Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–95
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $20–28
- Cama
- $23–35
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $59–95
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $60–85
- Cama
- $70–95
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $20–28
- Cama
- $23–35
- [email protected]
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/san-antonio
- Road
- $6–9
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/san-antonio
- Road
- $6–9
- Phone
- +56 2 3304 8632 / 2 2596 1100
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresonorte.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Illapel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- expresonorte.cl
Bus from Los Vilos to Illapel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- expresonorte.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Illapel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- expresonorte.cl
Bus from Los Vilos to Illapel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- expresonorte.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–47
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $28–35
- Cama
- $42–47
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $50–70
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $49–53
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $50–53
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Rodoviario Illapel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $16–35
- Phone
- +56 53 244 8891 / 2 32507950 / 9 93591609
- [email protected]
- Website
- cejer.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Rodoviario Illapel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- cejer.cl
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $61
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tongoy to Los Vilos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- paravias.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.cl/
Bus from Iquique to Los Vilos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $45–55
Radio Taxi Cavancha
- Phone
- +56 57 243 1308
Taxi Iquique
- Phone
- +56 94 410 8952
- Website
- taxiquique.cl
Taxis Tarapacá
- Phone
- +56 57 241 9004
- Website
- taxistarapaca.cl
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