There are 5 ways to get from Castro to Calama by bus, plane, car, or car ferry
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Bus to El Tepual International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Fly from El Tepual International Airport (PMC) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane PMC - CJC
10h 5m$86–325Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus Castro / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChilebus Santiago
38h 15m$64–142Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Castro to Chacaocar
- Take the car ferry from Chacao to Parguacarferry
- Drive from Pargua to Calamacar
30h 16m$349–510Bus to Osorno, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osornobus
- Fly from Osorno (ZOS) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane ZOS - CJC
11h 12m$104–342Bus via Cruce Llau Llao
- Take the bus from Cruce Llau Llao to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus Castro / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal de Buses Calamabus Santiago / ...
39h 7m$80–171
El Tepual International Airport (PMC) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro to Calama is to bus which costs $60 - $150 and takes 38h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Castro to Calama is to bus and fly which takes 10h 5m and costs $85 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Castro to Calama. However, there are services departing from Terminal Municipal de Castro and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile via Terminal San Borja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 15m.
The distance between Castro and Calama is 2339 km.
The best way to get from Castro to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 38h 15m and costs $60 - $150.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Castro to Calama, including transfers.
Castro to Calama bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, depart from Terminal Municipal de Castro station.
Castro to Calama bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, arrive at Terminal Sur de Santiago station.
There are 71+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Castro, Chile and Calama, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile via Terminal Sur de Santiago and Terminal San Borja in around 38h 15m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Calama Airport via Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Osorno to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Osorno to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Osorno to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Osorno to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Cruce Llau Llao to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–50
- Cama
- $50–70
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–58
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $35–45
- Cama
- $53–58
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $60–95
- Premium
- $70–90
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- soporteweb@busescruzdelsur.cl
- Website
- webcds.cl
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–18
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $17
- Suv
- $18
- Phone
- +56 65 227 0700
- info@tmc.cl
- Website
- transmarchilay.cl
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Schedules at
- transmarchilay.cl
- Citycar
- $19
- Suv
- $21
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