There are 6 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$40–65Drive 871.4 km
- Drive from Cochabamba to Calamacar 871.4 km
13h 26m$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
10h 9m$243–491Bus 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
11h 21m$248–854Fly to Calama Airport
- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane CBB - CJC
9h 3m$268–819
Cochabamba to Calama by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cochabamba to Calama is to bus which costs $40 - $65 and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cochabamba to Calama is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $260 - $850.
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 - $65.
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.
The best way to get from Cochabamba to Calama is to bus which takes 12h 18m and costs $40 - $65. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $260 - $850 and takes 9h 3m.
Cochabamba to Calama bus services, operated by Trans Salvador, arrive at Calama station.
Calama is 1h ahead of Cochabamba. It is currently 8:14 PM in Cochabamba and 9:14 PM in Calama.
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. Alternatively, Boliviana de Aviación, LATAM Chile, and JetSMART fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Calama Airport (CJC) once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cochabamba to Calama Airport via Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Cochabamba to Calama Airport via Sucre, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Cochabamba to Calama Airport via La Paz, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Cochabamba to Uyuni Airport via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–400
Flights from Cochabamba to Diego Aracena International Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Cochabamba to Diego Aracena International Airport via La Paz, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Cochabamba to Diego Aracena International Airport via Sucre, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cochabamba to Calama Airport via Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Cochabamba to Calama Airport via La Paz, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Phone
- +591 72492788
- central@trans-salvador.com
- Website
- Bus Trans Salvador
Bus from Terminal de buses Cochabamba to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Bus Trans Salvador
Bus from Terminal de buses Cochabamba to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Trans Lujan SRL
- Road
- $40–65
Bus from Cochabamba to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- Trans Lujan SRL
- Road
- $9–14
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
- +591 7794 8097
- Website
- Air Bus Coral
Bus from Cochabamba to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Air Bus Coral
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- jetnort.superclass@gmail.com
- Website
- Jet Nort Super Class
Bus from Oruro to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Jet Nort Super Class
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
- Transportes San Antonio
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- Transportes San Antonio
- Road
- $13–18
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $30–40
- Cama
- $30–45
- Phone
- +56 9 912 3123
- contactenos@chilebus.cl
- Website
- Chilebus
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- Chilebus
- Semi Cama
- $10–13
- Cama
- $17
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Booking & Getting There
Yes, the driving distance between Cochabamba to Calama is 871 km. It takes approximately 13h 26m to drive from Cochabamba to Calama.
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