There are 7 ways to get from Gran Chaco to Calama by car, bus, taxi, plane, 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.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Gran Chaco to Salvador Mazza
- Take the bus from Salvador Mazza to Chalicán
- Take the bus from Chalicán to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Calama
20h 20m$60–127Drive 1,057.5 km
- Drive from Gran Chaco to Calama1,057.5 km
15h$131–189Taxi, bus, fly to Uyuni Airport
- Take the taxi from Gran Chaco to Villamontes
- Take the bus from Villamontes to Tarija
- Fly from Tarija (TJA) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)TJA - UYU
- Take the bus from Uyuní to Calama
29h 18mTaxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Gran Chaco to Villamontes
- Take the bus from Villamontes to Tarija
- Take the bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Take the bus from Tupiza to Uyuni
- Take the bus from Uyuní to Terminal de Buses Calama
26h 25m$111–177Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Gran Chaco to Villamontes
- Take the bus from Villamontes to Tarija
- Take the bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Take the train from Tupiza to Uyuní
- Take the bus from Uyuní to Calama
30h 31mTaxi, bus, fly to Diego Aracena International Airport
- Take the taxi from Gran Chaco to Villamontes
- Take the bus from Villamontes to Tarija
- Fly from Tarija (TJA) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)TJA - IQQ
- Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
22h 17mTaxi, bus, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the taxi from Gran Chaco to Villamontes
- Take the bus from Villamontes to Tarija
- Fly from Tarija (TJA) to Calama Airport (CJC)TJA - CJC
25h 50m
Tarija (TJA) to Uyuni Airport (UYU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gran Chaco to Calama is to drive and bus which costs $60 - $130 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Gran Chaco to Calama is to drive which takes 15h and costs $130 - $190.
The distance between Gran Chaco and Calama is 1074 km. The road distance is 1057.5 km.
The best way to get from Gran Chaco to Calama without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 26h 25m and costs $110 - $180.
It takes approximately 20h 20m to get from Gran Chaco to Calama, including transfers.
Calama is 1h ahead of Gran Chaco. It is currently 12:40 PM in Gran Chaco and 1:40 PM in Calama.
Yes, the driving distance between Gran Chaco to Calama is 1057 km. It takes approximately 15h to drive from Gran Chaco to Calama.
There are 81+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Gran Chaco, Tarija, Bolivia and Calama, Chile?
There is no direct connection from Gran Chaco to Calama. However, you can drive to Salvador Mazza, take the bus to Chalicán, take the bus to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy, then take the bus to Calama. Alternatively, you can drive from Gran Chaco to Calama in around 15h.
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- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Tarija to Uyuni Airport via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–410
Flights from Tarija to Uyuni Airport via Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–410
Flights from Tarija to Uyuni Airport via Cochabamba, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–410
Flights from Tarija to Diego Aracena International Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Tarija to Diego Aracena International Airport via La Paz, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Tarija to Diego Aracena International Airport via Cochabamba, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Tarija to Calama Airport via Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Tarija to Calama Airport via Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Tarija to Calama Airport via La Paz, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Tarija to Calama Airport via La Paz, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Tarija to Calama Airport via Santa Cruz, Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Phone
- +591 2 2184555
- info@fca.com.bo
- Website
- ferroviaria-andina.com.bo
Train from Tupiza to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Schedules at
- ferroviaria-andina.com.bo
- Phone
- 0800 444 8356
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Salvador Mazza to Chalicán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $18–26
- Cama
- $20–30
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- info@baluthermanos.com.ar
- Website
- balut.com.ar
Bus from Salvador Mazza to Chalicán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $17–24
Bus from Chalicán to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $11–16
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Website
- https://www.andesmar.com/en
- Bed
- $30–50
- Semi bed
- $26–40
- Phone
- +591 71341858
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villamontes to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 2 67200161
- central@trans-salvador.com
- Website
- trans-salvador.com
Bus from Uyuní to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://trans-salvador.com/inicioEn.php
- Phone
- +591 466-60443
- luisfernandofl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villamontes to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 67370711
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 75111565
- Website
- ticketsbolivia.com
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $12–26
Bus from Tupiza to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/panamericana.php
- Road
- $2–4
- Phone
- +591 68696873
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tupiza to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/auto_transporte_tupiza.php
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/autotransportetupiza/?locale=pt_BR
Bus from Uyuní to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
Bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- ayuda@pasajebus.com
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $16–20
- Salón Cama
- $18–23
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Estimated price
- $60–80
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