There are 6 ways to get from Tacna to Atacama Desert by bus, shuttle, unknown, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, Tour, travel
best- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Walk from Mano del Desierto to Atacama Desertunknown
15h 43mFly Chacalluta Arica Airport to Antofagasta Airport, travel
- Fly from Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane ARI - ANF
- Walk from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Atacama Desertunknown
10h 57mTrain, bus, Tour, travel
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Walk from Mano del Desierto to Atacama Desertunknown
18h 32mBus, Tour, travel via Iquique
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Iquique - Kenny Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Walk from Mano del Desierto to Atacama Desertunknown
21h 23mFly Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport, travel
- Fly from Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane ARI - CJC
- Walk from Calama Airport (CJC) to Atacama Desertunknown
10h 59mFly Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, travel
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane TCQ - ANF
- Walk from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Atacama Desertunknown
10h 42m
Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Tacna and Atacama Desert is 995 km.
The best way to get from Tacna to Atacama Desert without a car is to bus and Tour and travel which takes 15h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 43m to get from Tacna to Atacama Desert, including transfers.
What companies run services between Tacna, Peru and Atacama Desert, Antofagasta Region, Chile?
There is no direct connection from Tacna to Atacama Desert. However, you can take the bus to Terminal Internacional Arica, walk to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, take the bus to Terminal de Buses Tocopilla, take the bus to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, walk to Avenida Pedro Aguirre Cerda esq. Huasco, take the line 111 bus to Maipu esq. Avenida Argentina, walk to Antofagasta, take the shuttle to Mano del Desierto, then travel to Atacama Desert. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Arica Airport, walk to Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport (ANF), then travel to Atacama Desert.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Antofagasta Airport via La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $14–18
- Cama
- $19–26
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $8–11
- Cama
- $10–17
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $17–22
- Cama
- $25–30
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $13–30
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–40
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- Buses Camus
- Website
- Kupos Expreso Sol del Norte
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Kupos Expreso Sol del Norte
- Phone
- +56 57 2 578086
- [email protected]
- Website
- norteazul.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Phone
- +56 9 6484 9118
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- voyhoy.com
- Phone
- +56 9 8480 4504
- [email protected]
- Website
- Roma Buses
Bus from Terminal de Buses Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Roma Buses
- Phone
- +56 9 4577 7777
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nomades
Shuttle from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $54
- Website
- Nomades
Shuttle from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $54
- Website
- Nomades
Shuttle from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $54
- Website
- Nomades
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pullman San Andres
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $40–55
- Cama
- $45–65
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Tarapaca
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $19–27
- Premium
- $21–29
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