There are 10 ways to get from Ica to Calama by bus, plane, train, car, 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 to Jorge Chávez International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
best- Take the bus from Ica to Limabus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LIM - CJC
14h 15m$189–451Bus
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 Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
26h 50m$58–117Bus, train via Tocopilla
- 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$66–93Drive 1,522.5 km
- Drive from Ica to Calamacar 1,522.5 km
22h 31m$229–331Bus 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
16h 59m$334–953Bus to Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport, 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 bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
20h 31m$292–981Bus, taxi to Francisco Carle Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport
- 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 bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
21h 25m$351–1,086Bus to Jorge Chávez International Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Ica to Limabus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane LIM - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
13h 33m$207–519Bus via Quillagua
- 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 Quillaguabus
- Take the bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Busbus
27h 5m$65–119Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ica to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
29h 25m$69–141
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ica to Calama is to bus and train via Tocopilla which costs $65 - $95 and takes 25h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Ica to Calama is to bus and fly which takes 13h 33m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ica to Calama. However, there are services departing from Ica and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus 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 1770 km. The road distance is 1522.5 km.
The best way to get from Ica to Calama without a car is to bus and train via Tocopilla which takes 25h 45m and costs $65 - $95.
It takes approximately 14h 15m 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 12:28 AM in Ica and 2:28 AM in Calama.
Yes, the driving distance between Ica to Calama is 1523 km. It takes approximately 22h 31m to drive from Ica to Calama.
What companies run services between Ica, Peru and Calama, Chile?
You can take a bus from Ica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus 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 Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Antofagasta Airport, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Francisco Carle Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Francisco Carle Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–380
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
- 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
Bus from Ica to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Ica to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Ica to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Ica to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- 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
- $14–26
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $14–18
- Cama
- $19–26
Bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- Buses Camus
- Phone
- +51 993 888 999
- marketing@grupopalomino.com.pe
- Website
- turismopalomino.pe
Bus from Ica to Ayacucho
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Schedules at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Book at
- turismopalomino.pe
Bus from Ica to Ayacucho
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Schedules at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Book at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Phone
- +51 999 959 681
- contacto@oropesa.pe
- Website
- Oropesa
Bus from Ica to Ayacucho
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Website
- Oropesa
Bus from Ica to Ayacucho
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Website
- Oropesa
Bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Schedules at
- Cormar
Bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Schedules at
- Cormar
Bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Schedules at
- Cormar
- Phone
- +51 965 000 353
- ccorysac@gmail.com
- Website
- Ccorybus
Bus from Ica to Huancayo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Ccorybus
- Phone
- +51904244509
- atencionalcliente@aeroexpreso.com.pe
- 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
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- 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
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- contacto@busestarapaca.cl
- Website
- Buses Tarapaca
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $18–25
- Premium
- $20–27
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Quillagua
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $15–21
- Premium
- $17–23
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $14–19
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $28–40
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $36–97
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $36–42
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- contacto@kennybus.cl
- Website
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Ica to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Book at
- Turismo Tacna Internacional - Buy your bus tickets online
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $45–60
Taxi Digital Huancayo
- Phone
- +51 64 200202
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Real (Vip Car)
- Phone
- +51 9 99 46 1414
- Website
- vipcarhuancayo.com
Taxi Voldie
- Phone
- +51 964 000 685
- Website
- taxivoldie.com
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