There are 5 ways to get from Vicuña to Calama 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
best- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LSC - CJC
4h 16m$139–319Bus via Coquimbo
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serenabus La Serena / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChilebus Calama / ...
17h 8m$27–126Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serenabus La Serena / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calamabus Calama
16h 12m$31–71Drive 1,104.8 km
- Drive from Vicuña to Calamacar 1,104.8 km
13h 38m$137–197Bus via Terminal Balmaceda Turbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serenabus La Serena / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Balmaceda Turbusbus Santiago Borja / ...
16h 58m$29–91
La Florida Airport (LSC) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vicuña to Calama is to bus which costs $30 - $75 and takes 16h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Vicuña to Calama is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $130 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Vicuña to Calama. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña and arriving at Terminal de Buses Calama via Terminal de buses La Serena. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 12m.
The distance between Vicuña and Calama is 919 km. The road distance is 1104.8 km.
The best way to get from Vicuña to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 16h 12m and costs $30 - $75.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Vicuña to Calama, including transfers.
Vicuña to Calama bus services, operated by Via Elqui, depart from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña station.
The best way to get from Vicuña to Calama is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $130 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $30 - $75 and takes 16h 12m.
Vicuña to Calama bus services, operated by Via Elqui, arrive at Terminal de buses La Serena station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vicuña to Calama is 1105 km. It takes approximately 13h 38m to drive from Vicuña to Calama.
What companies run services between Vicuña, Coquimbo Region, Chile and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile, JetSMART, and Sky Airline fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Calama Airport (CJC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de Buses Calama via Terminal de buses La Serena in around 16h 12m.
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Phone
- +56 51 231 2422
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-via-elqui
- Road
- $3–4
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-via-elqui
- Road
- $3–4
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-via-elqui
- Road
- $3–4
- Phone
- +56 (51) 221 5946
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 51 221 5300
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesromani.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
- Semi
- $9–11
- Salon
- $5–7
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
- Semi
- $9–11
- Salon
- $5–7
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
- Semi
- $9–11
- Salon
- $5–7
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- [email protected]
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $45–60
- Semi Cama
- $40–55
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Balmaceda Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $27–40
- Cama
- $40–60
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–42
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $24–35
- Cama
- $36–41
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