There are 7 ways to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Medellín by helicopter, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Helicopter to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Take the helicopter from San Pedro de Atacama Airport to Antofagasta Airporthelicopter
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane ANF - MDE
11h 31m$9,155–9,420Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Surbus
5d 12h$284–530Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal del Nortebus
3d 16h$334–483Drive 4,799.7 km
- Drive from San Pedro de Atacama to Medellíncar 4,799.7 km
2d 21h$592–855Shuttle to Calama Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane CJC - MDE
13h 55m$415–1,020Helicopter to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Take the helicopter from San Pedro de Atacama Airport to Antofagasta Airporthelicopter
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane ANF - EOH
15h 36m$9,360–10,560Bus
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal del Nortebus
4d 5h$301–399
Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Medellín is to bus which costs $300 - $400 and takes 4 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Medellín is to helicopter and fly which takes 11h 31m and costs $9,100 - $9,500.
No, there is no direct bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Medellín. However, there are services departing from San Pedro de Atacama and arriving at Terminal del Norte via Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Terminal Cúcuta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 16h.
The distance between San Pedro de Atacama and Medellín is 3606 km. The road distance is 4799.7 km.
The best way to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Medellín without a car is to bus via Arequipa which takes 3 days 16h and costs $330 - $490.
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Medellín, including transfers.
San Pedro de Atacama to Medellín bus services, operated by Frontera del Norte, depart from San Pedro de Atacama station.
San Pedro de Atacama to Medellín bus services, operated by Frontera del Norte, arrive at Terminal Rodoviario de Arica station.
Medellín is 1h behind San Pedro de Atacama. It is currently 10:44 PM in San Pedro de Atacama and 9:44 PM in Medellín.
Yes, the driving distance between San Pedro de Atacama to Medellín is 4800 km. It takes approximately 2 days 21h to drive from San Pedro de Atacama to Medellín.
What companies run services between San Pedro de Atacama, Chile and Medellín, Colombia?
You can take a bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Terminal del Norte via Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Cúcuta, and Terminal Cúcuta in around 3d 16h.
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Cali, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Calama Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Calama Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Calama Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santiago, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Calama Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Cali, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Semi-cama
- $17–26
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Semi-cama
- $17–26
- Phone
- +56 9 912 3123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Chilebus
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- Chilebus
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $27
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- Chilebus
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $27
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- [email protected]
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Moquegua Turismo
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- Transporte Moquegua Turismo
- Phone
- +51 982 803 213
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Héroes del Pacífico
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- Transportes Héroes del Pacífico
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hallpa
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Hallpa
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- Oltursa
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacnainternacional.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- Turismo Tacna Internacional - Buy your bus tickets online
- Website
- Cosmos Bus
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Cosmos Bus
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $35–55
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- 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
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–61
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $40–60
- Phone
- +57 601 747 0349
- [email protected]
- Website
- omega.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- omega.com.co
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–73
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $24–35
- Semi bed
- $20–28
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–191
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $90–130
- Cama
- $100–150
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- cootranar.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
- Phone
- +57 313 2499101
- [email protected]
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
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