There are 5 ways to get from Vicuña to Caldera by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- 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 Calderabus Santiago / ...
7h 53m$8–45Drive 451.7 km
- Drive from Vicuña to Calderacar 451.7 km
6h$56–81Fly
- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane LSC - CPO
6h 37m$177–367Bus via Plaza Las Américas
- 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 Plaza Las Américasbus Santiago / ...
7h 55m$15–80Bus via Vallenar
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipalbus
- Take the bus from Vallenar to Calderabus
8h 55m$23–63
La Florida Airport (LSC) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vicuña to Caldera is to bus which costs $8 - $50 and takes 7h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Vicuña to Caldera is to drive which takes 6h and costs $55 - $85.
No, there is no direct bus from Vicuña to Caldera. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña and arriving at Caldera via Terminal de buses La Serena. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 53m.
The distance between Vicuña and Caldera is 479 km. The road distance is 451.7 km.
The best way to get from Vicuña to Caldera without a car is to bus which takes 7h 53m and costs $8 - $50.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Vicuña to Caldera, including transfers.
Vicuña to Caldera bus services, operated by Via Elqui, depart from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña station.
The best way to get from Vicuña to Caldera is to bus which takes 7h 53m and costs $8 - $50. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $170 - $370 and takes 6h 37m.
Vicuña to Caldera bus services, operated by Via Elqui, arrive at Terminal de buses La Serena station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vicuña to Caldera is 452 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Vicuña to Caldera.
What companies run services between Vicuña, Coquimbo Region, Chile and Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Caldera via Terminal de buses La Serena in around 7h 53m. Alternatively, LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from La Florida Airport to Chamonate Airport via Calama, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from La Florida Airport to Chamonate Airport via Antofagasta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from La Florida Airport to Chamonate Airport via Calama, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- 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
- Kupos Via Elqui
- Road
- $3–5
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
- Kupos Via Elqui
- Road
- $3–5
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
- Kupos Via Elqui
- Road
- $3–5
- Phone
- +56 (51) 221 5946
- Website
- Sol de Elqui
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
- Sol de Elqui
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
- Sol de Elqui
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
- Sol de Elqui
- Phone
- +56 51 221 5300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Romani
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
- Buses Romani
- Semi
- $9–11
- Salon
- $5–6
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
- Buses Romani
- Semi
- $9–11
- Salon
- $5–6
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
- Buses Romani
- Semi
- $9–11
- Salon
- $5–6
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
- Book at
- busesromani.cl
- Semi
- $9–11
- Salon
- $9–12
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $20–35
Bus from Vallenar to Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $14–35
- Phone
- +56 2 3304 8632 / 2 2596 1100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expreso Norte
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- Expreso Norte
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Plaza Las Américas
- Semi Cama
- $14–20
- Cama
- $19–26
- Premium
- $55–70
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $8–11
- Cama
- $10–18
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