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 Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus
9h 3m$113–252Bus
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 Castro / ...
38h 37m$67–154Drive, 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 Terminal De Buses Osorno to Cruce Cazelybus
11h 7m$170–443Bus 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 Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus
11h 50m$113–261Bus via Maipú
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Terminal San Borjabus Calama
- Take the bus from Terminal Colón to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus Castro / ...
38h 41m$81–140Bus via Estación Colina
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Batucobus Calama / ...
- Take the bus from Escuela militar to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus Las condes
42h 41m$70–114
Calama Airport (CJC) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Castro is to bus via Estación Colina which costs $70 - $120 and takes 42h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Castro is to fly and bus which takes 9h 3m and costs $110 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to Castro. However, there are services departing from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus and arriving at Terminal Municipal de Castro via Terminal Sur de Santiago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 37m.
The distance between Calama and Castro is 2337 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Castro without a car is to bus which takes 38h 37m and costs $65 - $160.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Calama to Castro, including transfers.
Calama to Castro bus services, operated by Turbus, depart from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus station.
Calama to Castro bus services, operated by Turbus, arrive at Terminal Alameda - Turbus station.
There are 255+ hotels available in Castro.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Castro, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Municipal de Castro via Terminal Alameda - Turbus and Terminal Sur de Santiago in around 38h 37m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Calama Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Calama Airport to Osorno via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from Calama Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–750
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–190
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Cruce Cazely
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Colón to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- 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
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–20
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Colón to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Escuela militar to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- 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
- 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
- $65–80
- 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
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $55–70
- Semi Cama
- $50–70
- 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
- $49–55
- 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
- $6–23
- Schedules at
- transmarchilay.cl
- Citycar
- $22
- Suv
- $23
- Moto
- $16
- 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
- $16–26
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $16
- Suv
- $18
- Truck
- $26
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