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 29m$269–800Fly Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CJC - SJO
14h 52m$207–819Bus 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
35h 29m$239–712
Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $260 - $800 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 14h 52m and costs $200 - $850.
The distance between Calama and Costa Rica is 4249 km.
It takes approximately 17h 29m to get from Calama to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 3h behind Calama. It is currently 7:51 PM in Calama and 4:51 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Costa Rica?
LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via La Serena, Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- 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
- $210–750
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Limón International Airport via Cali, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Limón International Airport via Cali, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Limón International Airport via Cali, Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- 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
- $250–900
Flights from Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Calama Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cali, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- 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
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