There are 3 ways to get from Caldera to Atacama Desert by bus, shuttle, unknown, or plane
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Bus, Tour, travel
best- Take the bus from Caldera to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Walk from Mano del Desierto to Atacama Desertunknown
12h 28mFly, travel
- Fly from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane CPO - ANF
- Walk from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Atacama Desertunknown
9h 19mBus, Tour, travel via Caldera
- Take the bus from Caldera to Antofagastabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Walk from Mano del Desierto to Atacama Desertunknown
12h 43m
Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Caldera and Atacama Desert is 679 km.
The best way to get from Caldera to Atacama Desert without a car is to bus and Tour and travel which takes 12h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 28m to get from Caldera to Atacama Desert, including transfers.
What companies run services between Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile and Atacama Desert, Antofagasta Region, Chile?
There is no direct connection from Caldera to Atacama Desert. However, you can take the bus to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, walk to Avenida Pedro Aguirre Cerda esq. Huasco, take the line 111 bus to Maipu esq. Avenida Argentina, walk to Antofagasta, take the shuttle to Mano del Desierto, then travel to Atacama Desert. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama, walk to Chamonate Airport (CPO) airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport (ANF), then travel to Atacama Desert.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Caldera to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Semi Cama
- $16–24
- Cama
- $23–35
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 9 4577 7777
- reservas@denomades.com
- Website
- denomades.com
Shuttle from Antofagasta to Mano del Desierto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- denomades.com
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Caldera to Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $28–40
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