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How to get fromLima to Calama Airport (CJC)by plane, helicopter, shuttle, bus, train, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Lima to Calama Airport (CJC) by plane, helicopter, shuttle, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly to Calama Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane plane LIM - CJC
    9h 4m
    $160–400

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacnabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Rodoviario Calamabus bus
    33h 15m
    $50–107

  3. Fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, shuttle

    1. Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane plane LIM - ANF
    2. Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter helicopter
    3. Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airportshuttle bus
    8h 3m
    $9,149–9,449

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus bus 524
    2. Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus bus
    3. Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain train
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Quillaguabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Quillagua to Terminal Rodoviario Calamabus bus
    28h 12m
    $78–140

  5. Drive  1,825.2 km

    1. Drive from Lima to Calama Airport (CJC)car car 1,825.2 km
    26h 24m
    $275–397

  6. Bus, train via Tocopilla

    1. Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus bus 524
    2. Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus bus
    3. Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain train
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopillabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calamabus bus
    28h 21m
    $77–139

  7. Bus via Frontera del Norte Calama

    1. Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacnabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calamabus bus
    33h 57m
    $69–126

Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights

Calendar24Weekly Planes
Duration7h 59mAverage Duration
Ticket$160Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,462.5 km
  • Duration: 9h 4m

What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Calama Airport (CJC), Chile?

LATAM Chile, JetSMART, and Sky Airline fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Terminal Rodoviario Calama via Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 33h 15m.

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