There are 7 ways to get from Medellín to Calama by plane, bus, taxi, 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 Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport, bus
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane MDE - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
15h 15m$325–599Taxi, bus via Lima
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- 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 Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
3d 7h$956–1,060Drive 4,679.8 km
- Drive from Medellín to Calamacar 4,679.8 km
2d 22h$577–834Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane MDE - CJC
14h 55m$335–969Fly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane EOH - CJC
17h 29m$818–2,387Bus to El Dorado International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Salitrebus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane BOG - CJC
22h 49m$354–1,010Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- 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 Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
3d 10h$950–1,035
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to Calama is to fly and bus which costs $320 - $600 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to Calama is to fly which takes 14h 55m and costs $330 - $1,000.
The distance between Medellín and Calama is 3596 km. The road distance is 4679.8 km.
The best way to get from Medellín to Calama without a car is to taxi and bus via Lima which takes 3 days 7h and costs $950 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 15h 15m to get from Medellín to Calama, including transfers.
Calama is 2h ahead of Medellín. It is currently 12:30 AM in Medellín and 2:30 AM in Calama.
Yes, the driving distance between Medellín to Calama is 4680 km. It takes approximately 2 days 22h to drive from Medellín to Calama.
There are 92+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and Calama, Chile?
JetSMART and LATAM Chile fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Calama Airport (CJC) twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport via Quibdo, El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via Cali, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport via Cali, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport via Pereira, El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- Cormar
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- 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
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Tarapaca
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $19–26
- Premium
- $21–28
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $19–26
- Premium
- $21–28
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $29–40
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $29–40
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Estimated price
- $769
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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