There are 8 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$568–1,833Fly Canberra International Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane CBR - CJC
21h 3m$757–2,321Fly Adelaide Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane ADL - CJC
21h 14m$658–2,020Fly Melbourne Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane MEL - CJC
18h 45m$975–1,837Fly 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 23m$790–2,364Fly 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 49m$747–2,268Fly Sydney International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)plane SYD - IQQ
- Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
24h 10m$879–2,572Fly Melbourne Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)plane MEL - IQQ
- Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
24h 36m$836–2,576
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 - $1,900 and takes 18h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Calama is to fly which takes 18h 39m and costs $550 - $1,900.
The distance between Australia and Calama is 12461 km.
It takes approximately 18h 39m to get from Australia to Calama, including transfers.
There are 73+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Australia and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile and Qantas fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Calama Airport (CJC) twice a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Calama Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Calama Airport via Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Calama Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Calama Airport via Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Calama Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Calama Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Calama Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Calama Airport via Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- 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
- $9–26
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
- contacto@sanantonioea.cl
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Road
- $13–18
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $35–50
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $15–21
- Premium
- $17–23
- Phone
- +56 9 912 3123
- contactenos@chilebus.cl
- Website
- chilebus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- chilebus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $10–13
- Cama
- $17
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