There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Calama by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Calama Airport (CJC)MDW - CJC
18h 28m$358–1,322Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calama Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Calama Airport (CJC)ORD - CJC
19h 10m$298–1,122Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)ORD - ANF
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
20h 7m$300–1,057Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)MDW - ANF
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
20h 52m$350–1,257Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Calama Airport (CJC)MKE - CJC
21h 28m$530–2,138Train to South Bend, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Calama Airport (CJC)SBN - CJC
20h 44m$448–1,631
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Calama is to fly and bus which costs $300 - $1,100 and takes 20h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Calama is to fly which takes 18h 28m and costs $350 - $1,400.
The distance between Chicago and Calama is 7429 km.
It takes approximately 18h 28m to get from Chicago to Calama, including transfers.
Calama is 3h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:08 PM in Chicago and 3:08 PM in Calama.
There are 80+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Calama, Chile?
Delta, LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Calama Airport (CJC) 4 times a week.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Calama Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calama Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Orlando, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cancun, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Orlando, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Miami, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cancun, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calama Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calama Airport via New York JFK, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calama Airport via Houston, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calama Airport via Cancun, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from South Bend to Calama Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calama Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from South Bend to Calama Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calama Airport via New York JFK, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calama Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $20–28
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $9–12
- Cama
- $12–19
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