There are 6 ways to get from Calama to Vallenar by bus (Flixbus), car, plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbusbus Calama
12h 20m$25–85Drive 855.5 km
- Drive from Calama to Vallenarcar 855.5 km
10h 26m$106–153Fly Calama Airport to La Florida Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane CJC - LSC
- Take a shuttle bus from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Take the bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbusbus
8h 26m$106–375Bus via Chañaral
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Calama to Chañaralbus
- Take the bus from Chañaral to Terminal de Buses Municipalbus Santiago
13h 18m$26–56Fly Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport, bus
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane CJC - CPO
- Take the bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Castherbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbusbus
9h 18m$99–437Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to La Florida Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagastabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane ANF - LSC
- Take a shuttle bus from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Take the bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbusbus
11h 11m$146–417
Calama to Vallenar by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calama to Vallenar is to bus via Chañaral which costs $26 - $60 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Calama to Vallenar is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 8h 26m and costs $100 - $380.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus and arriving at Terminal Vallenar - Turbus. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 20m.
The distance between Calama and Vallenar is 866 km. The road distance is 855.5 km.
The best way to get from Calama to Vallenar without a car is to bus which takes 12h 20m and costs $25 - $85.
The bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus takes 12h 20m including transfers and departs every three hours.
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 856 km. It takes approximately 10h 26m 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 4 times a day. Tickets cost $25–85 and the journey takes 12h 20m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Calama Airport to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–370
Flights from Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport via La Florida Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–370
Flights from Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport via Concepcion, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–370
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- 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
- $27–160
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Calama Airport to Chamonate Airport via La Florida Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–85
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $25–35
- Cama
- $35–55
- Premium
- $65–85
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $11–17
- Cama
- $11–24
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $8–22
- 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
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $23–35
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $22–35
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Road
- $25–55
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- tripturchile@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $64
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- expresocosterocoquimbo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $4
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–17
- Schedules at
- condorbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–10
- Cama
- $14–17
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–15
- Schedules at
- condorbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $3–9
- Cama
- $13–15
- 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
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus to Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–27
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- hola@andimar.cl
- Website
- andimar.cl
Bus from Chañaral to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Schedules at
- andimar.cl
- Semi Cama
- $7–12
- Cama
- $9–19
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- contacto@casther.cl
- Website
- casther.cl
Bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://casther.cl/
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