There are 3 ways to get from Calama to Costa Rica by bus or plane
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Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ANF - SJO
17h 56m$378–999Fly Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CJC - SJO
15h 1m$236–918Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Limón International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane ANF - LIO
25h 29m$338–1,061
Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $230 - $950 and takes 15h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 15h 1m and costs $230 - $950.
The distance between Calama and Costa Rica is 4249 km.
It takes approximately 17h 56m to get from Calama to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 3h behind Calama. It is currently 8:44 PM in Calama and 5:44 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Costa Rica?
LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Limón International Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Limón International Airport via Santiago, Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Limón International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Limón International Airport via Lima, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Limón International Airport via Cali, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Limón International Airport via Cali, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cali, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via La Serena, Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–750
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–750
Flights from Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- 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
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