There are 5 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 9m$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$158–255Bus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Quillagua
- Take the bus from Quillagua 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 28 de Julio to Tarapoto
- Drive from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Drive from Nauta to Iquitos
2d 17h$186–318Fly from Calama Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)CJC - IQT
12h 26m$219–684Bus, ferry via Lima
- 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 Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Lima - La Victoria to Yurimaguas
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Iquitos
7d 9h$178–253
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 9m 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 which takes 7 days 5h and costs $150 - $260.
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Calama to Iquitos, including transfers.
Iquitos is 2h behind Calama. It is currently 3:05 PM in Calama and 1:05 PM in Iquitos.
There are 189+ 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 35m
- 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 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Calama Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Calama Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Concepcion, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
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 40m
- 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 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
- $13–19
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
- $16–22
- Premium
- $18–24
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- ayuda@pasajebus.com
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
- 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
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.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
- $30–61
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
- 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
- +51 994 656 518
- 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
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- 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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