There are 7 ways to get from Calama to Vallenar by bus (Flixbus), car, plane, bus, or taxi
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - TurbusCalama
12h 15m$23–80Drive 867.6 km
- Drive from Calama to Vallenar867.6 km
10h 10m$107–155Fly Calama Airport to La Florida Airport, bus
- 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 Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
8h 12m$118–349Bus via Chañaral
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Chañaral
- Take the bus from Chañaral to Terminal de Buses MunicipalArica
13h 3m$34–57Fly Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport, taxi, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)CJC - CPO
- Take the taxi from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Terrapuerto Atacama
- Take the bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal de Buses Municipal
8h 42m$108–363Bus 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 Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
10h 59m$138–350Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Chamonate Airport, taxi, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagasta
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)ANF - CPO
- Take the taxi from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Terrapuerto Atacama
- Take the bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal de Buses Municipal
11h 31m$124–364
Calama to Vallenar by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Vallenar is to bus which costs $23 - $80 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Vallenar is to fly and bus which takes 8h 12m and costs $110 - $350.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus and arriving at Terminal Vallenar - Turbus. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 15m.
The distance between Calama and Vallenar is 867 km. The road distance is 867.6 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Vallenar without a car is to bus which takes 12h 15m and costs $23 - $80.
The bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus takes 12h 15m including transfers and departs five times a day.
Calama to Vallenar bus services, operated by Turbus, depart from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus station.
Calama to Vallenar bus services, operated by Turbus, arrive at Terminal Vallenar - Turbus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calama to Vallenar is 868 km. It takes approximately 10h 10m to drive from Calama to Vallenar.
Book your Calama to Vallenar bus tickets online with FlixBus.
What companies run services between Calama, Chile and Vallenar, Chile?
Turbus operates a bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus 3 times a day. Tickets cost $23–80 and the journey takes 12h 15m. Two other operators also service this route.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Calama Airport to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport via La Florida Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport via Concepcion, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Chamonate Airport via La Florida Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Chamonate Airport via Concepcion, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- 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
- $27–110
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $23–140
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $24–210
Flights from Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $24–200
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–80
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $23–35
- Cama
- $35–50
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $10–16
- Cama
- $10–22
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $22–30
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Road
- $24–50
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Road
- $6–12
- 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
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- condorbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–10
- Cama
- $13–16
- Phone
- +56 (53) 262 7651 / (55) 221 5347 / 9 7436 7221
- atencioncliente@cormarbus.cl
- Website
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Chañaral
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from Chañaral to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $16–20
- Salón Cama
- $18–22
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- hola@andimar.cl
- Website
- andimar.cl
Bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- andimar.cl
- Semi Cama
- $3–8
- Cama
- $4–10
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terrapuerto Atacama to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $8–11
- Cama
- $10–17
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $30–40
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