There are 3 ways to get from Europe to Calama by train, plane, helicopter, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Calama Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane FRA - CJC
25h 48m$395–1,496Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane DUS - CJC
28h 28m$441–1,674Train to Frankfurt, fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane FRA - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
- Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calamabus
29h 29m$9,409–10,048
Frankfurt (FRA) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Calama is to train and fly which costs $390 - $1,500 and takes 25h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Calama is to train and fly which takes 25h 48m and costs $390 - $1,500.
The distance between Europe and Calama is 11254 km.
It takes approximately 25h 48m to get from Europe to Calama, including transfers.
Calama is 4h behind Europe. It is currently 10:02 PM in Europe and 6:02 PM in Calama.
There are 80+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Europe and Calama, Chile?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Calama. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Calama Airport (CJC), walk to Calama Airport, then take the shuttle to Calama. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Calama Airport (CJC), walk to Calama Airport, then take the shuttle to Calama.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Calama Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Calama Airport via Madrid, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Calama Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Calama Airport via London Heathrow, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Calama Airport via Madrid, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Calama Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Calama Airport via London Heathrow, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Calama Airport via Barcelona, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Antofagasta Airport via Madrid, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Antofagasta Airport via Punta Cana, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Antofagasta Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Antofagasta Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Antofagasta Airport via Barcelona, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Calama Airport via Madrid, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Calama Airport via Madrid, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Calama Airport via Barcelona, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +56 55 31 6664 / 9 5047 8351
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-atacama-2000
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