There are 6 ways to get from Balmaceda to Calama by plane, bus, taxi, car, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Balmaceda Airport (BBA) to Calama Airport (CJC)BBA - CJC
6h 2m$93–409Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Balmaceda to Coyhaique
- Take the bus from Coyhaique to Puerto Cárdenas
- Take the taxi from Puerto Cárdenas to Futaleufú
- Take the bus from Futaleufú to Osorno
- Take the bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal San Borja
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
2d 4h$213–331Drive 3,454.7 km
- Drive from Balmaceda to Calama3,454.7 km
42h 49m$426–616Drive, car ferry, bus
- Drive from Balmaceda to Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez to Chile Chico
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Los Antiguos to Bariloche Terminal
- Take the bus from Bariloche to Terminal San Borja
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
2d 9h$144–326Shuttle, car ferry, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Balmaceda Airport to Puerto Cisnes
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Cisnes to Muelle Fiscal
- Take the bus from Paradero Quellón - ETM to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Take the bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal de Buses Calama
2d 11h$346–693Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Balmaceda to Coyhaique
- Take the bus from Coyhaique to Villa Vanguardia
- Drive from Villa Vanguardia to Carrenleufú
- Take the bus from Carrenleufú to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel
- Take the bus from Esquel to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Calama
2d 23h
Balmaceda Airport (BBA) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balmaceda to Calama is to drive and car ferry and bus which costs $140 - $330 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Balmaceda to Calama is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs $90 - $410.
The distance between Balmaceda and Calama is 2622 km. The road distance is 3454.7 km.
The best way to get from Balmaceda to Calama without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 4h and costs $210 - $340.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Balmaceda to Calama, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Balmaceda to Calama is 3455 km. It takes approximately 42h 49m to drive from Balmaceda to Calama.
There are 75+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Balmaceda, Aisén, Chile and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile, Sky Airline, and JetSMART fly from Balmaceda Airport (BBA) to Calama Airport (CJC) twice daily.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Balmaceda Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Balmaceda Airport to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Balmaceda Airport to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Balmaceda Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Balmaceda Airport to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Balmaceda Airport to Calama Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Balmaceda Airport to Calama Airport via La Araucanía, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Bus from Balmaceda to Coyhaique
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Phone
- +56 67 223 2067
- info@transaustralbus.com
- Website
- transaustralbus.com
Bus from Futaleufú to Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- transaustralbus.com
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–49
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- transantin.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $18–35
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.andesmar.com/en
- Bed
- $50–75
- Semi bed
- $40–60
Bus from Bariloche to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.andesmar.com/en
- Bed
- $60–95
- Semi bed
- $50–75
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–63
- Website
- https://www.andesmar.com/en
- Bed
- $30–45
- Semi bed
- $25–35
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $45–70
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $50–55
- Phone
- +54 9 11 2150 3372
- contacto@chaltentravel.com
- Website
- chaltentravel.com
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Los Antiguos to Bariloche Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $107–140
- Website
- https://www.bookingcalafate.com/menu/eng
- Cama
- $110–140
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Los Antiguos to Bariloche Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–119
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $50–80
- Bed
- $60–90
Shuttle from Balmaceda Airport to Puerto Cisnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $272
- Schedules at
- turismopatagoniaelpibe.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Paradero Quellón - ETM to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $24–35
- Cama
- $35–55
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $55–90
- Premium
- $65–85
- Phone
- +56 99 144 4725
- boleteria.santiago@lagosur.cl
- Website
- lagosur.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- lagosur.cl
- Book at
- lagosur.cl
- Salon Cama
- $22
- Phone
- +56 65 225 3133
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
Bus from Carrenleufú to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportejacobsen.com.ar
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Esquel to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $140–210
- Semi Bed
- $110–170
- Phone
- +569 4437 7840
- ventas@navierasalas.com
- Website
- ferrypatagonia.com
Car ferry from Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez to Chile Chico
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- ferrypatagonia.com
- Book at
- ferrypatagonia.com
- Adult
- $3
- Car
- $24
- Motor Cycle
- $5
- Bicycle
- $2
- Phone
- +56 600 401 9000
- contacto@navieraustral.cl
- Website
- navieraustral.cl
Car ferry from Puerto Cisnes to Muelle Fiscal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–227
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $26–55
- Moto
- $26–160
- Bike
- $50–80
- National
- $12–110
- Foreigners
- $35–45
- Nationals
- $28
- Foreigner
- $55
- Vehicle
- $227
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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