There are 7 ways to get from Tarija to Atacama Region by bus, rideshare, plane, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Tarija to Tupizabus
- Take the bus from Tupiza to Uyunibus
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Copiapóbus
24h 24m$96–157Bus, Shared Taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarija to San Salvador de Jujuybus
- Take the rideshare from San Salvador de Jujuy to Purmamarca
- Take the bus from Purmamarca to Calamabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terrapuerto Atacamabus
29h 19m$55–145Fly to Chamonate Airport, bus
- Fly from Tarija (TJA) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane TJA - CPO
- Take the bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Castherbus
18h 32m$321–1,112Bus, train via Villazón
- Take the bus from Tarija to Villazónbus
- Take the train from Villazón to Uyunítrain
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Copiapóbus
31h 21m$92–140Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarija to Tupizabus
- Take the train from Tupiza to Uyunítrain
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Terminal Rodoviario Calamabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Terminal Copiapó - Turbusbus
31h 25mDrive 1,380.3 km
- Drive from Tarija to Copiapócar 1,380.3 km
23h 26m$171–246Fly to La Florida Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Tarija (TJA) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane TJA - LSC
- Take a shuttle bus from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Take the bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbusbus
25h 29m$194–606
Tarija (TJA) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarija to Atacama Region is to bus and Shared Taxi which costs $50 - $150 and takes 29h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Tarija to Atacama Region is to fly and bus which takes 18h 32m and costs $320 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarija to Atacama Region. However, there are services departing from Tarija and arriving at Copiapó via Tupiza, Uyuni and Terminal de Buses Calama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 24m.
The distance between Tarija and Atacama Region is 1535 km. The road distance is 1380.3 km.
The best way to get from Tarija to Atacama Region without a car is to bus which takes 24h 24m and costs $95 - $160.
It takes approximately 24h 24m to get from Tarija to Atacama Region, including transfers.
Tarija to Atacama Region bus services, operated by Trans Villa del Norte, depart from Tarija station.
Tarija to Atacama Region bus services, operated by Trans Villa del Norte, arrive at Tupiza station.
Atacama Region is 1h ahead of Tarija. It is currently 3:23 AM in Tarija and 4:23 AM in Atacama Region.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarija to Atacama Region is 1380 km. It takes approximately 23h 26m to drive from Tarija to Atacama Region.
What companies run services between Tarija, Bolivia and Atacama Region, Chile?
You can take a bus from Tarija to Copiapó via Tupiza, Uyuni, Uyuni, and Terminal de Buses Calama in around 24h 24m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Tarija to Chamonate Airport via Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Tarija to Chamonate Airport via Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Tarija to Chamonate Airport via Santa Cruz, Iquique, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Tarija to La Florida Airport via Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Tarija to La Florida Airport via Santa Cruz, Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Tarija to La Florida Airport via Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Phone
- +591 2 2184555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A
Train from Villazón to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A
Train from Tupiza to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A
- Phone
- +591 67370711
- Website
- Trans Villa del Norte
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Villa del Norte
Bus from Tarija to Villazón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Trans Villa del Norte
- Phone
- +591 466-60443
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autotransportes SAMA
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–22
- Schedules at
- Autotransportes SAMA
- Phone
- +591 75111565
- Website
- Trans Tours Juarez
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- Trans Tours Juarez
- Road
- $6–15
Bus from Tarija to San Salvador de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- Trans Tours Juarez
- Road
- $14–28
- Phone
- +591 73858000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
Bus from Tupiza to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
- Phone
- +56 9 8149 3691
- [email protected]
Bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
Bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
- [email protected]
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Copiapó
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $40–50
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Copiapó
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $40–50
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Purmamarca to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–73
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $26–40
- Semi bed
- $21–30
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terrapuerto Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $18–23
- Cama
- $26–35
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo Casther
Bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Turismo Casther
- Phone
- +591 71341858
- Website
- Trans Narvaez
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Narvaez
- Phone
- +𝟱𝟲 𝟵 𝟲𝟲𝟱𝟭 𝟮𝟯𝟱𝟮
- Website
- Ticket Bolivia
Bus from Uyuni to Terminal Rodoviario Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27
- Website
- Ticket Bolivia
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario Calama to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–75
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $20–29
- Cama
- $30–45
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $60–75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Triptur
Shuttle from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Triptur
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Expreso Costero
Bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Buses Expreso Costero
- Road
- $4
- Website
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- Condor Bus
- Semi Cama
- $4–10
- Cama
- $11–13
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $14–35
Rideshare from San Salvador de Jujuy to Purmamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1
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