There are 5 ways to get from La Serena to Calama by plane, bus, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LSC - CJC
2h 16m$58–228Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calamabus Calama
14h 4m$24–80Drive 1,044.1 km
- Drive from La Serena to Calamacar 1,044.1 km
12h 40m$129–186Bus via Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChilebus Calama / ...
15h 55m$24–115Bus via Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Busbus Santiago
17h 19m$45–135
La Serena to Calama by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Serena to Calama is to bus which costs $24 - $80 and takes 14h 4m.
The fastest way to get from La Serena to Calama is to fly which takes 2h 16m and costs $55 - $230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal de buses La Serena and arriving at Terminal de Buses Calama. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 4m.
The distance between La Serena and Calama is 863 km. The road distance is 1044.1 km.
The best way to get from La Serena to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 14h 4m and costs $24 - $80.
It takes approximately 2h 16m to get from La Serena to Calama, including transfers.
La Serena to Calama bus services, operated by Cormar, depart from Terminal de buses La Serena station.
The best way to get from La Serena to Calama is to fly which takes 2h 16m and costs $55 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $24 - $80 and takes 14h 4m.
La Serena to Calama bus services, operated by Cormar, arrive at Terminal de Buses Calama station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Serena to Calama is 1044 km. It takes approximately 12h 40m to drive from La Serena to Calama.
What companies run services between La Serena, Chile and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile, JetSMART, and Sky Airline fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Calama Airport (CJC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Cormar operates a bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calama every 4 hours. Tickets cost $29–50 and the journey takes 14h 4m. Four other operators also service this route.
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Semi Cama
- $27–40
- Cama
- $45–60
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $24–29
- Cama
- $30–55
- [email protected]
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $45–60
- Semi Cama
- $40–55
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–42
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $24–35
- Cama
- $36–41
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $44–61
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $44–48
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