There are 8 ways to get from Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) by plane, helicopter, shuttle, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LIM - CJC
6h 33m$150–400Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio 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 Rodoviario Calamabus
35h 38m$68–135Fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, shuttle
- 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
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
5h 26m$9,129–9,371Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte 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 Rodoviario Calamabus
34h 54m$76–105Drive 1,838.9 km
- Drive from Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)car 1,838.9 km
23h 59m$277–400Fly to Uyuni Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane LIM - UYU
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
15h 36m$310–749Bus, train via Tocopilla
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte 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
35h 2m$76–106Bus
- 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 Frontera del Norte Calamabus
40h 32m$74–119
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) is to bus and train via Tocopilla which costs $75 - $110 and takes 35h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) is to fly and helicopter and shuttle which takes 5h 26m and costs $9,100 - $9,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC). However, there are services departing from Lima Airport and arriving at Terminal Rodoviario Calama via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima 28 de Julio, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 38m.
The distance between Lima Airport (LIM) and Calama Airport (CJC) is 1453 km. The road distance is 1838.9 km.
The best way to get from Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 54m and costs $75 - $110.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC), including transfers and time at the airport.
Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) bus services, operated by CIVA, depart from Lima 28 de Julio station.
The best way to get from Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $150 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus via Lima, which costs $65 - $140 and takes 35h 38m.
There is no direct flight from Jorge Chávez International Airport Airport to Calama Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 6h 33m and has one stopover.
Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) bus services, operated by CIVA, arrive at Tacna station.
What companies run services between Lima Airport (LIM), Peru and Calama Airport (CJC), Chile?
LATAM Chile, Sky Airline, and JetSMART fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lima-Airport-LIM to Terminal Rodoviario Calama via Lima Airport, Plaza Center San Martín de Porres, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima, Lima 28 de Julio, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 35h 38m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Uyuni Airport via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,400
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,400
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
- Phone
- +56 2 2677 3000
- [email protected]
- Website
- transvip.cl
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Book at
- transvip.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 6136 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cordillera Traveller
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110
- Website
- Cordillera Traveller
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacnainternacional.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- Turismo Tacna Internacional - Buy your bus tickets online
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- Turismo Tacna Internacional - Buy your bus tickets online
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Tarapaca
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Quillagua
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $16–23
- Premium
- $18–24
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Rodoviario Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $14–19
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Rodoviario Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $18–26
- Premium
- $20–28
- Phone
- +56 9 8149 3691
- [email protected]
Bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
- 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
- $15–27
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $21–27
Bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- Buses Camus
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- [email protected]
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- 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
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- Oltursa
- Phone
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
- Semi-cama
- $15–22
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More Questions & Answers
Calama Airport (CJC) is 1h ahead of Lima Airport (LIM). It is currently 7:56 PM in Lima Airport (LIM) and 8:56 PM in Calama Airport (CJC).
Yes, the driving distance between Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) is 1839 km. It takes approximately 23h 59m to drive from Lima Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC).
JetSMART, Sky Airline and LATAM Chile offer flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport Airport to Calama Airport Airport.
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