There are 6 ways to get from Australia to Calama by plane or bus
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane SYD - CJC
18h 39m$568–1,632Fly Melbourne Airport to Calama Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane MEL - CJC
18h 45m$524–1,636Fly Canberra International Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane CBR - CJC
20h 23m$657–2,021Fly Brisbane Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane BNE - CJC
21h 15m$567–1,734Fly Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane SYD - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
22h 27m$740–2,162Fly Melbourne Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane MEL - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
22h 24m$746–2,166
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Calama is to fly which costs $550 - $1,700 and takes 18h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Calama is to fly which takes 18h 39m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Australia and Calama is 12461 km.
It takes approximately 18h 39m to get from Australia to Calama, including transfers.
There are 91+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Australia and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile, Qantas, and JetSMART fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Calama Airport (CJC) 4 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Calama Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Calama Airport via Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Calama Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Calama Airport via Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Calama Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Calama Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Calama Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Calama Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Phone
- +56 (53) 262 7651 / (55) 221 5347 / 9 7436 7221
- atencioncliente@cormarbus.cl
- Website
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
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