There are 6 ways to get from Calama to Iquitos by bus, plane, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagasta
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)ANF - IQT
12h 4m$240–763Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Take the bus from Lima - La Victoria to Yurimaguas
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Iquitos
7d 5h$158–256Bus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Frontera del Norte Calama to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Take the bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tarapoto
- Drive from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Drive from Nauta to Iquitos
2d 10h$181–313Bus, ferry via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Take the bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Lima Victoria
- Take the bus from Lima - La Victoria to Yurimaguas
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Iquitos
7d 4h$188–237Fly from Calama Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)CJC - IQT
12h 40m$219–684Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Frontera del Norte Calama to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Take the bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Lima
- Take the bus from Lima - La Victoria to Yurimaguas
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Drive from Nauta to Iquitos
3d 3h$274–310
Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Iquitos is to bus and ferry which costs $150 - $260 and takes 7 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Iquitos is to bus and fly which takes 12h 4m and costs $240 - $800.
The distance between Calama and Iquitos is 2451 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Iquitos without a car is to bus and ferry via Arequipa which takes 7 days 4h and costs $180 - $240.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Calama to Iquitos, including transfers.
Iquitos is 2h behind Calama. It is currently 7:12 PM in Calama and 5:12 PM in Iquitos.
There are 185+ hotels available in Iquitos.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Iquitos, Peru?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) once daily.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Calama Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Concepcion, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- starperu.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Lima, Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- 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 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Frontera del Norte Calama to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Semi-cama
- $14–22
- 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
- +51 953 954 708
- informes@transportesmoquegua.com.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 982 802 624
- heroesdelpacifico9@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- contacto@hallpa.pe
- Website
- hallpa.pe
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- hallpa.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- 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
- $30–62
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
- Phone
- +51986766474
- reylatino1199@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Lima Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/rey-latino-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +51 993 585 217
Bus from Arequipa to Lima Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 955 897 202
- turismo.universo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - La Victoria to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 992-886-115
Bus from Arequipa to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130
- Book at
- waybus.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 988 977 363
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transport3sRomero/
- Phone
- +51 65 351270
- transpeduardo@hotmail.com
- Website
- yurimaguasperu.com
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Iquitos
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 12h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $54
- Website
- https://yurimaguasperu.com/yurimaguas/transporte.html
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