There are 4 ways to get from Atacama Region to Calama by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Copiapó to Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman BusSantiago
10h 40m$18–75Drive 696.4 km
- Drive from Copiapó to Calama696.4 km
9h 4m$86–124Bus to Chamonate Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Casther to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama
- Fly from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Calama Airport (CJC)CPO - CJC
6h 35m$85–312Bus, bus to La Florida Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña
- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Calama Airport (CJC)LSC - CJC
7h 58m$119–354
Atacama Region to Calama by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atacama Region to Calama is to bus which costs $18 - $75 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Atacama Region to Calama is to bus and fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $85 - $320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Copiapó and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 40m.
The distance between Atacama Region and Calama is 750 km. The road distance is 696.4 km.
The best way to get from Atacama Region to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 10h 40m and costs $18 - $75.
The bus from Copiapó to Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus takes 10h 40m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Atacama Region to Calama bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, depart from Copiapó station.
Atacama Region to Calama bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, arrive at Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atacama Region to Calama is 696 km. It takes approximately 9h 4m to drive from Atacama Region to Calama.
There are 80+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Atacama Region, Chile and Calama, Chile?
Pullman Bus operates a bus from Copiapó to Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus 4 times a day. Tickets cost $30–40 and the journey takes 10h 40m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–210
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–150
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Copiapó to Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–40
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $22–30
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Copiapó to Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $18–24
- Cama
- $26–35
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Copiapó to Terminal Balmaceda - Pullman Bus
- Semi Cama
- $21–30
- Cama
- $30–45
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $10–22
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- contacto@casther.cl
- Website
- casther.cl
Bus from Terminal Casther to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://casther.cl/
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Road
- $6–11
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- condorbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–10
- Cama
- $13–16
- Phone
- +56 51 231 2422
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-via-elqui
- Road
- $3–4
- Phone
- +56 51 221 5300
- atencionalcliente@romani.cl
- Website
- busesromani.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
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