There are 5 ways to get from Iquitos to Calama by plane, car, ferry, bus, or helicopter
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane IQT - CJC
9h 32m$250–786Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Iquitos to Yurimaguasferry
- Take the bus from Yurimaguas to Lima - La Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio 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
7d 6h$156–280Drive, ferry, bus
- Drive from Iquitos to Nautacar
- Take the ferry from Nauta to Yurimaguasferry
- Drive from Yurimaguas to Tarapotocar
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Lima 28 de Juliobus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio 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 Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
2d 18h$179–335Ferry, bus via Arequipa
- Take the ferry from Iquitos to Yurimaguasferry
- Take the bus from Yurimaguas to Lima - La Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Lima 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 Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
7d 6h$275–343Fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, bus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane IQT - 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
8h 32m$9,114–9,788
Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iquitos to Calama is to ferry and bus which costs $150 - $280 and takes 7 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Iquitos to Calama is to fly and helicopter and bus which takes 8h 32m and costs $9,000 - $10,000.
The distance between Iquitos and Calama is 2148 km.
The best way to get from Iquitos to Calama without a car is to ferry and bus via Arequipa which takes 7 days 6h and costs $270 - $350.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Iquitos to Calama, including transfers.
Calama is 2h ahead of Iquitos. It is currently 1:56 AM in Iquitos and 3:56 AM in Calama.
There are 83+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Iquitos, Peru and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Calama Airport (CJC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Antofagasta Airport, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tarapoto to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- 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
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.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
- $16–21
- 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
- +51 955 897 202
- turismo.universo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Yurimaguas to Lima - La Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 992-886-115
Bus from Lima to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130
- Book at
- waybus.pe
- 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
- +56 600 600 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
- $35–63
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–50
- 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
- +51 988 977 363
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Nauta to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transport3sRomero/
- Phone
- +51 65 351270
- transpeduardo@hotmail.com
- Website
- yurimaguasperu.com
Ferry from Iquitos to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 12h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $54
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555938998494
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