There are 3 ways to get from Santiago to Iquitos by plane, bus, car, ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)plane SCL - IQT
9h 16m$143–286Bus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tarapotobus
- Drive from Tarapoto to Yurimaguascar
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nautaferry
- Drive from Nauta to Iquitoscar
3d 6h$345–419Bus, ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tarapotobus
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nautaferry
- Take the taxi from Nauta to Iquitostaxi
3d 20h$351–481
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Iquitos is to fly which costs $140 - $290 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Iquitos is to fly which takes 9h 16m and costs $140 - $290.
The distance between Santiago and Iquitos is 3325 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Iquitos without a car is to bus and ferry and taxi which takes 3 days 20h and costs $350 - $490.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Santiago to Iquitos, including transfers.
Iquitos is 2h behind Santiago. It is currently 4:50 PM in Santiago and 2:50 PM in Iquitos.
There are 202+ hotels available in Iquitos.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Iquitos, Peru?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) every 4 hours.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Cuzco, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +51 988 977 363
- Website
- Transporte Fluvial Romero
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- Transporte Fluvial Romero
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- Transporte Fluvial Romero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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