There are 7 ways to get from Calama to Castro by plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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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)plane CJC - PMC
- Take the bus from Paradero El Teniente to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus
10h 44m$108–288Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus Calama
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus Santiago / ...
38h 25m$67–154Bus via Puerto Montt
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Castrobus
37h 53m$79–110Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Calama to Parguacar
- Take the car ferry from Pargua to Chacaocarferry
- Drive from Chacao to Castrocar
30h 29m$338–507Fly Calama Airport to Osorno, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Osorno (ZOS)plane CJC - ZOS
- Take the bus from Osorno to Castrobus
12h 19m$157–426Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to El Tepual International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)plane ANF - PMC
- Take the bus from Paradero El Teniente to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus
13h 27m$119–278Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Batucobus Calama / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Cruce Llau Llaobus Santiago
41h$75–141
Calama to Castro by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Castro is to bus via Puerto Montt which costs $75 - $110 and takes 37h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Castro is to fly and bus which takes 10h 44m and costs $100 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to Castro. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Buses Calama and arriving at Castro via Terminal San Borja and Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 53m.
The distance between Calama and Castro is 2339 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Castro without a car is to bus via Puerto Montt which takes 37h 53m and costs $75 - $110.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Calama to Castro, including transfers.
Calama to Castro bus services, operated by Ciktur, depart from Terminal de Buses Calama station.
Calama to Castro bus services, operated by Ciktur, arrive at Terminal San Borja station.
There are 257+ hotels available in Castro.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Castro, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Castro via Terminal San Borja and Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt in around 37h 53m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–170
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–170
Flights from Calama Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–160
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–160
Flights from Calama Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Paradero El Teniente to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–20
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $60–70
- Semi Cama
- $50–70
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- transantin.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $24–30
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Osorno to Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Cruce Llau Llao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- 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
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $60–85
- Premium
- $65–85
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Batuco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $50–55
- Phone
- +56 65 227 0700
- info@tmc.cl
- Website
- transmarchilay.cl
Car ferry from Pargua to Chacao
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–24
- Schedules at
- transmarchilay.cl
- Citycar
- $22
- Suv
- $24
- Moto
- $17
- Bike
- $6
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- soporteweb@busescruzdelsur.cl
- Website
- webcds.cl
Car ferry from Pargua to Chacao
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $17
- Suv
- $18
- Truck
- $26
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