There are 4 ways to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Sydney by shuttle, plane, helicopter, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Calama Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CJC - SYD
21h 4m$972–2,377Helicopter to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the helicopter from San Pedro de Atacama Airport to Antofagasta Airporthelicopter
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ANF - SYD
20h 46m$13,403–15,058Shuttle to Calama Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane CJC - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
26h 53m$1,191–3,025Bus, bus to Diego Aracena International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calamabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airportbus
- Fly from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane IQQ - SYD
28h 22m$1,054–3,004
Calama Airport (CJC) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Sydney is to shuttle and fly which costs $950 - $2,400 and takes 21h 4m.
The fastest way to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Sydney is to helicopter and fly which takes 20h 46m and costs $13,000 - $16,000.
The distance between San Pedro de Atacama and Sydney is 12551 km.
It takes approximately 21h 4m to get from San Pedro de Atacama to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 14h ahead of San Pedro de Atacama. It is currently 8:37 AM in San Pedro de Atacama and 10:37 PM in Sydney.
There are 5205+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between San Pedro de Atacama, Chile and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
There is no direct connection from San Pedro de Atacama to Sydney. However, you can take the shuttle to Calama Airport, walk to Calama Airport (CJC) airport, fly to Sydney International Airport (SYD), walk to International Airport Station, then take the train to Central Station. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to San Pedro de Atacama Airport, take the vehicle to Antofagasta Airport, walk to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) airport, fly to Sydney International Airport (SYD), walk to International Airport Station, then take the train to Central Station.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Sydney International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Calama Airport to Sydney International Airport via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Sydney International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Sydney International Airport via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Sydney International Airport via Concepcion, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Calama Airport to Canberra International Airport via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Calama Airport to Canberra International Airport via Santiago, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Calama Airport to Canberra International Airport via Santiago, Sydney International Airport, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Sydney International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Sydney International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Sydney International Airport via Santiago, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Calama Airport to Canberra International Airport via Santiago, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Calama Airport to Canberra International Airport via Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Canberra International Airport via Santiago, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- 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
- $13
- Book at
- transvip.cl
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13
- 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
- $155
- Website
- Cordillera Traveller
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $155
- Website
- Cordillera Traveller
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- +56 55 31 6664 / 9 5047 8351
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Book at
- Kupos Buses Atacama 2000
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–26
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pullman San Andres
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $40–60
- Cama
- $45–65
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Tarapaca
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $20–28
- Premium
- $23–35
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
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