There are 5 ways to get from Cochabamba to Calama by bus, car, or plane
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 de buses Cochabamba to Calamabus Cochabamba
12h 18m$40–70Drive 871.4 km
- Drive from Cochabamba to Calamacar 871.4 km
13h 27m$108–156Fly to Uyuni Airport, bus
- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane CBB - UYU
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
9h 16m$204–452Bus via Oruro Airport (ORU)
- Take the bus from Cochabamba to Orurobus Cochabamba
- Take the bus from Oruro to Terminal de Buses Calamabus Santa Cruz
16h 58mFly to Diego Aracena International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)plane CBB - IQQ
- Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
12h 16m$309–954
Cochabamba to Calama by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cochabamba to Calama is to bus which costs $40 - $70 and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cochabamba to Calama is to fly and bus which takes 9h 16m and costs $200 - $460.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal de buses Cochabamba and arriving at Calama. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 18m.
The distance between Cochabamba and Calama is 903 km. The road distance is 871.4 km.
The best way to get from Cochabamba to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 12h 18m and costs $40 - $70.
The bus from Terminal de buses Cochabamba to Calama takes 12h 18m including transfers and departs once daily.
Cochabamba to Calama bus services, operated by Trans Salvador, depart from Terminal de buses Cochabamba station.
Cochabamba to Calama bus services, operated by Trans Salvador, arrive at Calama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cochabamba to Calama is 871 km. It takes approximately 13h 27m to drive from Cochabamba to Calama.
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What companies run services between Cochabamba, Bolivia and Calama, Chile?
Trans Salvador operates a bus from Terminal de buses Cochabamba to Calama twice daily. Tickets cost $85–140 and the journey takes 12h 18m. Trans Lujan SRL also services this route once daily.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Cochabamba to Uyuni Airport via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Flights from Cochabamba to Uyuni Airport via Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Flights from Cochabamba to Diego Aracena International Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Cochabamba to Diego Aracena International Airport via Tarija, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Cochabamba to Diego Aracena International Airport via Sucre, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Cochabamba to Diego Aracena International Airport via La Paz, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Phone
- +591 72492788
- central@trans-salvador.com
- Website
- trans-salvador.com
Bus from Terminal de buses Cochabamba to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- https://trans-salvador.com/inicioEn.php
Bus from Terminal de buses Cochabamba to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44–70
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $45–70
Bus from Cochabamba to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $9–15
Bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $55–80
- Phone
- +5917940054
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- jetnort.superclass@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
- contacto@sanantonioea.cl
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/san-antonio
- Road
- $12–17
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $29–40
- Cama
- $30–45
- Phone
- +56 9 912 3123
- contactenos@chilebus.cl
- Website
- chilebus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- chilebus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $10–13
- Cama
- $16
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