There are 6 ways to get from Calama to Castro by plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 40m$114–349Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal San Borjabus Calama
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus Santiago
38h 5m$65–152Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Calama to Parguacar
- Take the car ferry from Pargua to Chacaocarferry
- Drive from Chacao to Castrocar
30h 29m$338–508Fly 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 Clínica Puerto Monttbus
- Take the bus from Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrial to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus
11h 26m$91–382Bus 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 25m$125–289Bus via Cruce Llau Llao
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus Calama
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Cruce Llau Llaobus Santiago
39h 42m$75–163
Calama to Castro by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Castro is to bus which costs $60 - $160 and takes 38h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Castro is to fly and bus which takes 10h 40m and costs $110 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to Castro. However, there are services departing from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile and arriving at Terminal Municipal de Castro via Terminal Sur de Santiago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 5m.
The distance between Calama and Castro is 2339 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Castro without a car is to bus which takes 38h 5m and costs $60 - $160.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Calama to Castro, including transfers.
Calama to Castro bus services, operated by Pluss Chile, depart from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile station.
Calama to Castro bus services, operated by Pluss Chile, arrive at Terminal San Borja station.
There are 42+ hotels available in Castro.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Castro, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal Municipal de Castro via Terminal San Borja and Terminal Sur de Santiago in around 38h 5m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–290
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–290
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
Flights from Calama Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–750
Flights from Calama Airport to Osorno via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Calama Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- 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
- $7–20
- 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
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Clínica Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrial to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- 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
- $30–55
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $51–55
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $41–85
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $60–85
- Semi Cama
- $55–80
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
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 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- transantin.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Clínica Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $7–11
- 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
- $9–26
- 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
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $60–95
- Premium
- $70–85
- 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
- $23
- 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
- $17–27
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $17
- Suv
- $18
- Truck
- $27
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