There are 6 ways to get from Atacama Region to Quito by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Chamonate Airport, fly, car
best- Take the bus from Terminal Casther to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama
- Fly from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)CPO - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
13h 54m$250–780Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Excluciva
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
3d 5h$131–268Drive 4,169.7 km
- Drive from Copiapó to Quito4,169.7 km
2d 9h$515–743Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Chañaral to Antofagasta
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)ANF - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
14h 54m$285–576Bus, bus to La Florida Airport, fly, car
- 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 Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)LSC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
17h 21m$313–883Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Take the bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
3d 9h$206–338
Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atacama Region to Quito is to bus via Lima which costs $130 - $270 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Atacama Region to Quito is to bus and fly and car which takes 13h 54m and costs $250 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Atacama Region to Quito. However, there are services departing from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal Internacional, Tacna and Lima Javier Prado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Atacama Region and Quito is 3246 km. The road distance is 4169.7 km.
The best way to get from Atacama Region to Quito without a car is to bus via Lima which takes 3 days 5h and costs $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 13h 54m to get from Atacama Region to Quito, including transfers.
Atacama Region to Quito bus services, operated by Turbus, depart from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus station.
Atacama Region to Quito bus services, operated by Turbus, arrive at Terminal Rodoviario de Arica station.
Quito is 2h behind Atacama Region. It is currently 12:08 PM in Atacama Region and 10:08 AM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Atacama Region to Quito is 4170 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Atacama Region to Quito.
What companies run services between Atacama Region, Chile and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Lima Terminal Excluciva, and Lima Javier Prado in around 3d 5h.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from La Florida Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from La Florida Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from La Florida Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- 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/
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $45–70
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Semi Cama
- $10–16
- Cama
- $10–22
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- ventas.busesng@gmail.com
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Excluciva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +56 (53) 262 7651 / (55) 221 5347 / 9 7436 7221
- atencioncliente@cormarbus.cl
- Website
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Chañaral to Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Road
- $6–12
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
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
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
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
- 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
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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