There are 7 ways to get from Quito to Calama by car, plane, bus, or train
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Car, fly to Calama Airport
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane UIO - CJC
13h 53m$302–792Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva 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
2d 21h$114–220Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- 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
2d 9h$180–226Drive 3,564.9 km
- Drive from Quito to Calamacar 3,564.9 km
2d$440–635Car, fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane UIO - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
12h 50m$352–822Bus via Quillagua
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe 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 Quillaguabus
- Take the bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Busbus
2d 10h$184–277Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe 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
2d 14h$170–248
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Calama is to bus and train which costs $180 - $230 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Calama is to car and fly and bus which takes 12h 50m and costs $350 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Calama. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima 28 de Julio, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica and Quillagua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Quito and Calama is 2736 km. The road distance is 3564.9 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Calama without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 9h and costs $180 - $230.
It takes approximately 13h 53m to get from Quito to Calama, including transfers.
Quito to Calama bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Calama bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Calama is 1h ahead of Quito. It is currently 6:47 AM in Quito and 7:47 AM in Calama.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Calama is 3565 km. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Quito to Calama.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Calama, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima, Lima 28 de Julio, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, and Quillagua in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Calama Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Calama Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Antofagasta Airport, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- [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
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- 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
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- 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
- facebook.com
Bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- 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
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
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Quillagua
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $16–23
- Premium
- $18–25
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $14–19
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $18–26
- Premium
- $20–28
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $18–26
- Premium
- $20–28
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- 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
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $27–40
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $27–40
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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