There are 4 ways to get from Lima to Atacama Desert by plane, unknown, bus, 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.
Fly to Antofagasta Airport, travel
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane LIM - ANF
- Walk from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Atacama Desertunknown
5h 52mBus, Tour, travel
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Walk from Mano del Desierto to Atacama Desertunknown
2d 22hFly to Calama Airport, travel
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LIM - CJC
- Walk from Calama Airport (CJC) to Atacama Desertunknown
11h 13mBus, Tour, travel via Antofagasta
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Antofagastabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Walk from Mano del Desierto to Atacama Desertunknown
2d 23h
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Lima and Atacama Desert is 1629 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Atacama Desert without a car is to bus and Tour and travel which takes 2 days 22h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Lima to Atacama Desert, including transfers.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Atacama Desert, Antofagasta Region, Chile?
There is no direct connection from Lima to Atacama Desert. However, you can take the taxi to Lima-Airport-LIM airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport (ANF), then travel to Atacama Desert. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Atacama Desert via Terminal San Borja, Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, Avenida Pedro Aguirre Cerda esq. Huasco, Maipu esq. Avenida Argentina, Antofagasta, and Mano del Desierto in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–49
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $29–40
- Cama
- $44–49
- [email protected]
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $55–65
- Semi Cama
- $45–65
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pullman San Andres
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $65–90
- Cama
- $70–100
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $51–62
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $51–56
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $51–67
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $51–56
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–50
- Cama
- $55–75
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 9 5869 8737
- Website
- Kupos Buses Horizonte
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Kupos Buses Horizonte
- Phone
- +56 9 4577 7777
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nomades
Shuttle from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Website
- Nomades
Shuttle from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Website
- Nomades
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