There are 5 ways to get from Calama to Ovalle by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), or car
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Fly Calama Airport to La Florida Airport, bus
best- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to La Florida Airport (LSC)CJC - LSC
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Alameda Ariztia
7h 52m$122–293Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle
15h$26–80Drive 1,129.4 km
- Drive from Calama to Ovalle1,129.4 km
13h 54m$140–202Fly Calama Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)CJC - SCL
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle
10h 15m$75–290Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to La Florida Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagasta
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to La Florida Airport (LSC)ANF - LSC
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Alameda Ariztia
10h 35m$146–323
Calama to Ovalle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Ovalle is to bus which costs $26 - $80 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Ovalle is to fly and bus which takes 7h 52m and costs $120 - $300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus and arriving at Terminal de Buses de Ovalle. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Calama and Ovalle is 1067 km. The road distance is 1129.4 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Ovalle without a car is to bus which takes 15h and costs $26 - $80.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Calama to Ovalle, including transfers.
Calama to Ovalle bus services, operated by Cormar, depart from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus station.
Calama to Ovalle bus services, operated by Cormar, arrive at Terminal de Buses de Ovalle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calama to Ovalle is 1129 km. It takes approximately 13h 54m to drive from Calama to Ovalle.
Book your Calama to Ovalle bus tickets online with FlixBus.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Ovalle, Chile?
Cormar operates a bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle every 4 hours. Tickets cost $30–55 and the journey takes 15h. Four other operators also service this route.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–210
Flights from Calama Airport to La Florida Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–210
Flights from Calama Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26–160
Flights from Calama Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–170
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Calama Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $29–240
- Phone
- +56 51 231 2422
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-via-elqui
- Road
- $3–4
- Phone
- +56 51 221 5300
- atencionalcliente@romani.cl
- Website
- busesromani.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
- Phone
- +56 512 669924
- gerencia@serenamar.cl
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Alameda Ariztia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- busesserenamar.cl
- Phone
- +56 (53) 262 7651 / (55) 221 5347 / 9 7436 7221
- atencioncliente@cormarbus.cl
- Website
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- 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
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Semi Cama
- $26–40
- Cama
- $40–55
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Semi Cama
- $14–21
- Cama
- $25–35
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Road
- $30–70
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $45–70
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle
- Semi Cama
- $16–23
- Cama
- $22–35
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses de Ovalle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Schedules at
- condorbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $11–18
- Cama
- $22–26
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