There are 6 ways to get from Santiago to Catamarca by plane, bus, 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 to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport
best- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC)plane SCL - CTC
8h 18m$329,423–623,423Bus via Pajaritos Dirección Los Domínicos
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendozabus Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarcabus Mendoza
18h 35m$69,157–221,418Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendozabus Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarcabus Mendoza
18h 30m$70,416–170,000Drive 1,041.8 km
- Drive from Santiago to Catamarcacar 1,041.8 km
14h 23m$191,706–276,908Fly to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR)plane SCL - COR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Recreobus
10h 15m$183,043–451,143Bus via San Juan
- Take the bus from Terminal Los Héroes to Los Andesbus
- Take the bus from Los Andes to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Terminal Catamarcabus
21h 10m$85,335–240,595
Santiago to Catamarca by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Catamarca is to bus which costs $70000 - $170000 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Catamarca is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $320000 - $650000.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago to Catamarca. However, there are services departing from Terminal Sur de Santiago and arriving at Terminal Catamarca via Terminal Mendoza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 30m.
The distance between Santiago and Catamarca is 753 km. The road distance is 1041.8 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Catamarca without a car is to bus which takes 18h 30m and costs $70000 - $170000.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Santiago to Catamarca, including transfers.
Santiago to Catamarca bus services, operated by Andesmar, depart from Terminal Sur de Santiago station.
The best way to get from Santiago to Catamarca is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $320000 - $650000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $70000 - $170000 and takes 18h 30m.
Santiago to Catamarca bus services, operated by Andesmar, arrive at Terminal Mendoza station.
Catamarca is 1h ahead of Santiago. It is currently 10:57 AM in Santiago and 11:57 AM in Catamarca.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Catamarca, Argentina?
Aerolíneas Argentinas, JetSMART, and two other airlines fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Catamarca via Terminal Mendoza in around 18h 30m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150,000–650,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport via Mendoza, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310,000–600,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport via Neuquen, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310,000–600,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210,000–470,000
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140,000–650,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $27,000–39,000
- Semi bed
- $22,000–31,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $48,000–85,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $55,000–85,000
- Semi bed
- $48,000–70,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $48,000–85,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $55,000–85,000
- Semi bed
- $48,000–70,000
- Phone
- 0800 122 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- catainternacional.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28,000–65,201
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Ejecutivo
- $34,000–48,000
- Semi Cama
- $28,000–39,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $39,000–55,000
Bus from Los Andes to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35,000–138,000
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Ejecutivo
- $42,000–60,000
- Semi Cama
- $35,000–48,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $48,000–65,000
- Phone
- +56 9 5950 0854
- [email protected]
- Website
- chiarinternacional.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57,051
- Schedules at
- chiarinternacional.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 7242 8977
- [email protected]
- Website
- mathostour.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $57,051
- Schedules at
- mathostour.cl
- Book at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $75,000–110,000
- Semi Cama
- $60,000–85,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $75,000–110,000
- Semi Cama
- $60,000–85,000
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55,000–95,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $55,000–80,000
- Bed
- $60,000–95,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55,000–95,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $55,000–80,000
- Bed
- $60,000–95,000
- Phone
- 0810-222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- atsj.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50,000–108,500
- Schedules at
- atsj.com.ar
- Book at
- atsj.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $50,000–70,000
- Bed
- $65,000–90,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50,000–108,500
- Schedules at
- atsj.com.ar
- Book at
- atsj.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $50,000–70,000
- Bed
- $65,000–90,000
- Phone
- 0800-222-6513
- [email protected]
- Website
- la20.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- la20.com.ar
- Semicama
- $65,000–90,000
- Cama
- $75,000–110,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- la20.com.ar
- Semicama
- $65,000–90,000
- Cama
- $75,000–110,000
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55,000–90,000
- Schedules at
- la20.com.ar
- Semicama
- $55,000–75,000
- Cama
- $65,000–90,000
- Phone
- +54 11 4912 1694
- [email protected]
- Website
- generalurquiza.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Recreo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.generalurquiza.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Semibed
- $25,000–35,000
- Bed
- $30,000–42,000
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $20,000–29,000
- Cama
- $27,000–37,000
- Premium
- $90,000–110,000
- Phone
- 600 360 0224
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesahumada.cl
Bus from Terminal Los Héroes to Los Andes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- busesahumada.cl
- Phone
- +54 810 222 5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- atsj.com.ar
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Terminal Catamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $43,000–78,665
- Schedules at
- atsj.com.ar
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $50,000–75,000
- Semi bed
- $43,000–65,000
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