There are 9 ways to get from Calama to Ecuador by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- 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
13h 27m$307–1,260Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny 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
2d 7h$118–231Drive 3,276.6 km
- Drive from Calama to Guayaquilcar 3,276.6 km
44h 16m$404–584Fly Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CJC - GYE
10h 40m$306–980Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ANF - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
13h 8m$222–672Fly Calama Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CJC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
13h 8m$341–502Bus 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 Machalabus
15h 44m$252–817Fly Calama Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Tumbes (TBP)plane CJC - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
15h 59m$261–837Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny 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 Duránbus
- Take the bus from Durán to Guayaquilbus
2d 16h$168–233
Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Ecuador is to bus which costs $160 - $240 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Ecuador is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $300 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Calama to Ecuador. However, there are services departing from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus and arriving at Guayaquil via Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil and Durán. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Calama and Ecuador is 2821 km. The road distance is 3276.6 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Ecuador without a car is to bus via Lima which takes 2 days 7h and costs $110 - $240.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Calama to Ecuador, including transfers.
Calama to Ecuador bus services, operated by Kenny Bus, depart from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus station.
The best way to get from Calama to Ecuador is to bus via Lima which takes 2 days 7h and costs $110 - $240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $300 - $1,000 and takes 10h 40m.
Calama to Ecuador bus services, operated by Kenny Bus, arrive at Terminal Rodoviario de Arica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calama to Ecuador is 3277 km. It takes approximately 44h 16m to drive from Calama to Ecuador.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Guayaquil via Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Lima Terminal Excluciva, Lima Javier Prado, and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 2d 7h. Alternatively, LATAM Chile and JetSMART fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) 6 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Calama Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Calama Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Calama Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Calama Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Calama Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Tumbes via La Serena, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Calama Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- 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 22 570 8687
- contacto@kennybus.cl
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $29–40
- 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 Terminal Excluciva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- 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/
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- flotabolivar2017@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- 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
- $28–40
- 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/
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Durán
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Durán to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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