There are 6 ways to get from Santiago to Ilo 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 Chacalluta Arica Airport, bus
best- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI)plane SCL - ARI
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Ilobus
10h 2m$84–266Bus via Terminal San Borja
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Ilobus
35h 21m$56–156Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Ilobus
34h 51m$77–184Drive 2,181.8 km
- Drive from Santiago to Ilocar 2,181.8 km
26h 40m$328–474Fly to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)plane SCL - AQP
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Moqueguabus
- Take the bus from Moquegua to Ilobus
14h 27m$195–452Fly to Diego Aracena International Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)plane SCL - IQQ
- Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Humberstone to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Ilobus
14h 41m$83–214
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Ilo is to bus via Terminal San Borja which costs $55 - $160 and takes 35h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Ilo is to fly and bus which takes 10h 2m and costs $80 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago to Ilo. However, there are services departing from Terminal San Borja and arriving at Ilo via Terminal Internacional and Tacna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 51m.
The distance between Santiago and Ilo is 1912 km. The road distance is 2181.8 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Ilo without a car is to bus which takes 34h 51m and costs $75 - $190.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Santiago to Ilo, including transfers.
Santiago to Ilo bus services, operated by Pullman San Andres, depart from Terminal San Borja station.
Santiago to Ilo bus services, operated by Pullman San Andres, arrive at Terminal Rodoviario de Arica station.
Ilo is 1h behind Santiago. It is currently 9:41 PM in Santiago and 8:41 PM in Ilo.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago to Ilo is 2182 km. It takes approximately 26h 40m to drive from Santiago to Ilo.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Ilo, Peru?
You can take a bus from Terminal San Borja to Ilo via Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, and Tacna in around 34h 51m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Chacalluta Arica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Cuzco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Chacalluta Arica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- [email protected]
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Tacna to Ilo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Tacna to Ilo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Tacna to Ilo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Tacna to Ilo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $90–130
- Cama
- $100–140
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $60–85
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- [email protected]
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Moquegua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacnainternacional.com.pe
Bus from Moquegua to Ilo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
Bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
- [email protected]
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Humberstone to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/san-antonio
- Road
- $11–15
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $45–70
- Cama
- $80–120
- Premium
- $70–90
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $40–55
- Cama
- $65–75
- Phone
- +56 9 5869 8737
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/buses-horizonte
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $40–60
- Salón cama
- $51–55
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