There are 7 ways to get from Calama to Cafayate by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Calama to Terminal de Saltabus Calama
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayatebus
17h$57,091–157,000Bus via Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Saltabus Antofagasta
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayatebus
17h 5m$56,660–158,681Drive 762.4 km
- Drive from Calama to Cafayatecar 762.4 km
11h 56m$131,618–190,114Fly to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA)plane CJC - SLA
- Take the bus from Cerrillos to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayatebus
15h 11m$355,857–1,049,571Bus via El Carril
- Take the bus from Calama to Terminal de Saltabus
- Take the bus from Chiclana y Beltran to 25 de Mayo y San Rafael - Hospitalbus
- Take the bus from El Carril to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayatebus
17h 2m$57,781–154,690Fly to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC)plane CJC - TUC
- Take the bus from Terminal de Tucumán to Tafí del Vallebus
- Take the bus from Tafí del Valle to Cafayatebus
17h 8m$316,257–1,163,971Fly to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport (JUJ)plane CJC - JUJ
- Take the bus from Perico to General Güemesbus
- Take the bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Saltabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayatebus
18h 34m$453,557–1,094,571
Calama Airport (CJC) to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Cafayate is to bus via El Carril which costs $55000 - $160000 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Cafayate is to drive which takes 11h 56m and costs $130000 - $190000.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to Cafayate. However, there are services departing from Calama and arriving at Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayate via Terminal de Salta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Calama and Cafayate is 876 km. The road distance is 762.4 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Cafayate without a car is to bus which takes 17h and costs $55000 - $160000.
It takes approximately 17h to get from Calama to Cafayate, including transfers.
Calama to Cafayate bus services, operated by Andesmar, depart from Calama station.
Calama to Cafayate bus services, operated by Andesmar, arrive at Terminal de Salta station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calama to Cafayate is 762 km. It takes approximately 11h 56m to drive from Calama to Cafayate.
There are 255+ hotels available in Cafayate.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Cafayate, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Calama to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayate via Terminal de Salta in around 17h.
Airlines
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Santiago, Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260,000–1,000,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via La Serena, Santiago, Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270,000–600,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300,000–1,300,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Santiago, Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260,000–1,000,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270,000–1,100,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340,000–1,300,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380,000–1,300,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Santiago, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300,000–1,200,000
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Calama Airport to Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport via Santiago, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270,000–1,100,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300,000–1,100,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380,000–1,300,000
- Website
- flybondi.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410,000–1,300,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410,000–1,300,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Calama to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $43,000–110,000
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $50,000–75,000
- Semi bed
- $43,000–60,000
Bus from Perico to General Güemes
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,400
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $3,100–4,400
- Semi bed
- $2,500–3,500
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Calama to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $44,000–69,836
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $44,000–55,000
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $42,000–111,682
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $42,000–55,000
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- atencionalcliente@flechabus.com.ar
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21,000–47,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $33,000–47,000
- Semi Cama
- $25,000–36,000
Bus from Cerrillos to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22,300–46,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $32,000–46,000
- Semi Cama
- $24,000–35,000
Bus from El Carril to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22,300–44,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $31,000–44,000
- Semi Cama
- $23,000–33,000
Bus from Perico to General Güemes
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $22,000–33,000
- Semi Cama
- $16,000–23,000
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10,257–34,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $23,000–34,000
- Semi Cama
- $16,000–24,000
- Phone
- +54 386 842 1002
- elindio@infoaire.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14,000
Bus from Cerrillos to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14,000
Bus from El Carril to Terminal de Ómnibus de Cafayate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14,000
- Phone
- +54 387 496 1617
- saeta.usuarios@gmail.com
- Website
- saetasalta.com.ar
Bus from Chiclana y Beltran to 25 de Mayo y San Rafael - Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $690
- Schedules at
- saetasalta.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Tucumán to Tafí del Valle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15,000
- Schedules at
- transporteaconquija.com.ar
Bus from Tafí del Valle to Cafayate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15,900
- Schedules at
- transporteaconquija.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- info@baluthermanos.com.ar
- Website
- balut.com.ar
Bus from Perico to General Güemes
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $13,000–19,000
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10,954–20,000
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $14,000–20,000
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Perico to General Güemes
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $12,000–19,000
- Cama
- $13,000–21,000
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13,000–22,000
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $13,000–19,000
- Cama
- $14,000–22,000
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Perico to General Güemes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,900–6,500
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $2,900–4,300
- Semi Bed
- $4,700–6,500
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,700–7,500
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $3,700–5,500
- Semi Bed
- $5,000–7,500
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