There are 11 ways to get from Calama to Cuenca by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Calama Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Cuenca (CUE)plane CJC - CUE
15h 22m$225–766Bus via Chiclayo
cheapest- Take the bus from Frontera del Norte Calama to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Juliobus
- Take the bus from Lima to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Cuencabus
2d 5h$110–207Drive 3,250.1 km
- Drive from Calama to Cuencacar 3,250.1 km
44h 26m$401–579Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Cuenca (CUE)plane ANF - CUE
14h 18m$206–747Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Tumbes, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Tumbes (TBP)plane ANF - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
18h 31m$297–721Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane ANF - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
16h 20m$406–1,287Fly Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CJC - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
13h 34m$375–1,056Fly Calama Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Tumbes (TBP)plane CJC - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
18h 37m$256–840Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Quillaguabus
- Take the bus from Quillagua to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Exclucivabus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
2d 7h$120–243Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Exclucivabus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuencabus
2d 13h$127–308Bus #3
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuencabus
2d 20h$182–298
Calama Airport (CJC) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Cuenca is to bus via Chiclayo which costs $110 - $210 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Cuenca is to fly and taxi which takes 13h 34m and costs $370 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Frontera del Norte Calama and arriving at Cuenca via Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Lima and Chiclayo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Calama and Cuenca is 2442 km. The road distance is 3250.1 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Cuenca without a car is to bus via Chiclayo which takes 2 days 5h and costs $110 - $210.
It takes approximately 15h 22m to get from Calama to Cuenca, including transfers.
Calama to Cuenca bus services, operated by Frontera del Norte, depart from Frontera del Norte Calama station.
The best way to get from Calama to Cuenca is to fly which takes 15h 22m and costs $220 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus via Chiclayo, which costs $110 - $210 and takes 2 days 5h.
Calama to Cuenca bus services, operated by Frontera del Norte, arrive at Terminal Rodoviario de Arica station.
Cuenca is 2h behind Calama. It is currently 8:03 AM in Calama and 6:03 AM in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile and JetSMART fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Cuenca (CUE) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Frontera del Norte Calama to Cuenca via Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Lima 28 de Julio, Lima, and Chiclayo in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Calama Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Calama Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Calama Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Calama Airport to Tumbes via La Serena, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Calama Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Phone
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Frontera del Norte Calama to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Semi-cama
- $15–22
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- ventas.busesng@gmail.com
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Excluciva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Lima to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Chiclayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- 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 2 2570 8687
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Quillagua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $14–19
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $16–23
- Premium
- $18–24
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- contacto@kennybus.cl
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–64
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- sanluisejecutivo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
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