There are 7 ways to get from Calama to Ancud by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)CJC - PMC
- Take the bus from Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrial to Terminal de Buses Interurbanos
9h 9m$86–324Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Terminal San BorjaCalama
- Take the busferry from Terminal Los Héroes to AncudSantiago
36h 42m$57–121Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Alameda - TurbusCalama
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to AncudSantiago
35h 30m$63–142Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Calama to Pargua
- Take the car ferry from Pargua to Chacao
29h 4m$339–489Fly Calama Airport to Osorno, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Osorno (ZOS)CJC - ZOS
- Take the bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Clinica Puerto Montt
- Take the bus from Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrial to Terminal de Buses Interurbanos
11h 8m$88–323Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to El Tepual International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagasta
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)ANF - PMC
- Take the bus from Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrial to Terminal de Buses Interurbanos
12h 1m$107–373Bus via Maipú
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal San BorjaCalama
- Take the bus from Terminal Colón to Terminal de Buses InterurbanosSantiago
37h 36m$58–121
Calama to Ancud by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Ancud is to bus via Maipú which costs $55 - $130 and takes 37h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Ancud is to fly and bus which takes 9h 9m and costs $85 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to Ancud. However, there are services departing from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus and arriving at Ancud via Terminal Sur de Santiago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 30m.
The distance between Calama and Ancud is 2250 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Ancud without a car is to bus which takes 35h 30m and costs $60 - $150.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Calama to Ancud, including transfers.
Calama to Ancud bus services, operated by Turbus, depart from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus station.
Calama to Ancud bus services, operated by Turbus, arrive at Terminal Alameda - Turbus station.
There are 85+ hotels available in Ancud.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Ancud, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Ancud via Terminal Alameda - Turbus and Terminal Sur de Santiago in around 35h 30m.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Calama Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–700
Flights from Calama Airport to Osorno via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Calama Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrial to Terminal de Buses Interurbanos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–18
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Ancud
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Clinica Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Colón to Terminal de Buses Interurbanos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $55–90
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Ancud
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/queilen-bus/en
Bus from Terminal Colón to Terminal de Buses Interurbanos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/queilen-bus/en
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- transantin.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Clinica Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $6–10
- Phone
- +56 (53) 262 7651 / (55) 221 5347 / 9 7436 7221
- atencioncliente@cormarbus.cl
- Website
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $45–65
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $45–65
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- soporteweb@busescruzdelsur.cl
- Website
- webcds.cl
Busferry from Terminal Los Héroes to Ancud
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–53
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $49–53
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- soporteweb@busescruzdelsur.cl
- Website
- webcds.cl
Car ferry from Pargua to Chacao
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–17
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $16
- Suv
- $17
- Phone
- +56 65 227 0700
- info@tmc.cl
- Website
- transmarchilay.cl
Car ferry from Pargua to Chacao
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–19
- Schedules at
- transmarchilay.cl
- Citycar
- $18
- Suv
- $19
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