There are 12 ways to get from Ica to Calama by bus, train, car, plane, helicopter, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ica to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
25h 45m$62–119Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ica to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calamabus
26h 50m$51–124Drive 1,529.5 km
- Drive from Ica to Calamacar 1,529.5 km
19h 49m$230–333Bus to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Ica to Ayacuchobus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane AYP - CJC
17h 25m$284–907Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Ica to Nascabus
- Take the bus from Nazca to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
27h 19m$80–164Bus via Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Take the bus from Ica to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
28h 20m$70–165Bus to Jorge Chávez International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Ica to Limabus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LIM - CJC
14h 36m$170–538Bus to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, bus
- Take the bus from Ica to Ayacuchobus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane AYP - 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
20h 19m$9,138–9,909Bus, taxi to Francisco Carle Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter
- Take the bus from Ica to Huancayobus
- Take the taxi from Huancayo to Francisco Carle Airport (JAU)taxi
- Fly from Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane JAU - 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
21h$9,182–9,918Bus to Jorge Chávez International Airport, fly to Uyuni Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Ica to Limabus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane LIM - UYU
- Take the bus from Uyuní to Calamabus
24h 13m$294–932Bus to Jorge Chávez International Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, bus
- Take the bus from Ica to Limabus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane LIM - 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
13h 44m$9,034–9,360Bus to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Ica to Cuscobus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane CUZ - CJC
26h 52m$202–635
Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ica to Calama is to bus and train which costs $60 - $120 and takes 25h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Ica to Calama is to bus and fly and helicopter which takes 13h 44m and costs $9,000 - $9,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Ica to Calama. However, there are services departing from Ica and arriving at Frontera del Norte Calama via Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 50m.
The distance between Ica and Calama is 1685 km. The road distance is 1529.5 km.
The best way to get from Ica to Calama without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 45m and costs $60 - $120.
It takes approximately 25h 45m to get from Ica to Calama, including transfers.
Ica to Calama bus services, operated by CIVA, depart from Ica station.
Ica to Calama bus services, operated by CIVA, arrive at Tacna station.
Calama is 2h ahead of Ica. It is currently 9:03 AM in Ica and 11:03 AM in Calama.
Yes, the driving distance between Ica to Calama is 1530 km. It takes approximately 19h 49m to drive from Ica to Calama.
What companies run services between Ica, Peru and Calama, Chile?
You can take a bus from Ica to Frontera del Norte Calama via Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 26h 50m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Antofagasta Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Francisco Carle Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Francisco Carle Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Uyuni Airport via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Ica to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Ica to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $16–20
- Cama
- $22–29
Bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 6202 333
- marketing@grupopalomino.com.pe
- Website
- turismopalomino.pe
Bus from Ica to Ayacucho
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Schedules at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Book at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Phone
- +51 999 959 681
- contacto@oropesa.pe
- Website
- oropesa.pe
Bus from Ica to Ayacucho
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://www.oropesa.pe/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGzCOZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQHpZL3JBOLPNoxtU0GcLh-rOMpW1d5SdiyujmLelgSnlt2IlbOX1v1tuQ_aem_rTkOLOLG6Zew4HOVNrl7Sw
- Phone
- +51904244509
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–27
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
- Semi-cama
- $16–24
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Ica to Nasca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 959 570 871
- consultasromeliza@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ica to Nasca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Nazca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 716 8000
- info@movilbus.pe
- Website
- movilbus.pe
Bus from Ica to Nasca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- movilbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Nazca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- informes@transportesmoquegua.com.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $19–27
- Premium
- $21–29
- Phone
- +56 99123123
- contactenos@chilebus.cl
- Website
- chilebus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- chilebus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $14–18
- Cama
- $25
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–62
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Ica to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- 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
- Phone
- +51 965 000 353
- ccorysac@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ica to Huancayo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/viajes/pasajes-de-bus-orobus
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Taxi Seguro Exclusivo Huancayo
- Phone
- +51 946 131 731
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Jet Huancayo
- Phone
- +51 999 001 500
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Digital Huancayo
- Phone
- +51 64 200202
- Website
- facebook.com
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