There are 6 ways to get from Iquitos to Calama by plane, bus, car, or ferry
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 Antofagasta Airport, bus
best- Fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)IQT - ANF
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
13h 4m$243–820Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Iquitos to Yurimaguas
- Take the bus from Yurimaguas to Lima - La Victoria
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
7d 6h$159–268Drive, ferry, bus via Tarapoto
- Drive from Iquitos to Nauta
- Take the ferry from Nauta to Yurimaguas
- Drive from Yurimaguas to Tarapoto
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Drive from Tacna to El Roble / Dr. Amador Neghme
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
2d 10h$191–318Ferry, bus via Arequipa
- Take the ferry from Iquitos to Yurimaguas
- Take the bus from Yurimaguas to Lima - La Victoria
- Take the bus from Lima Victoria to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
7d 6h$177–266Fly to Calama Airport
- Fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Calama Airport (CJC)IQT - CJC
9h 54m$240–685Drive, ferry, bus
- Drive from Iquitos to Nauta
- Take the ferry from Nauta to Yurimaguas
- Take the bus from Yurimaguas to Lima - La Victoria
- Take the bus from Lima to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
3d 5h$283–317
Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iquitos to Calama is to ferry and bus which costs $150 - $270 and takes 7 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Iquitos to Calama is to fly which takes 9h 54m and costs $240 - $700.
The distance between Iquitos and Calama is 2452 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 $170 - $270.
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from Iquitos to Calama, including transfers.
Calama is 2h ahead of Iquitos. It is currently 3:39 PM in Iquitos and 5:39 PM in Calama.
There are 82+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- cikbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- cikbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $20–28
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $9–12
- Cama
- $12–19
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tarapoto to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- 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
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
- Phone
- +51 955 897 202
- turismo.universo@gmail.com
- Website
- busuniverso.com.pe
Bus from Yurimaguas to Lima - La Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- busuniverso.com.pe
- Phone
- +51986766474
- reylatino1199@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima Victoria to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/rey-latino-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +51 6202 333
- marketing@grupopalomino.com.pe
- Website
- turismopalomino.pe
Bus from Lima Victoria to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Schedules at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Book at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Phone
- +51 993 585 217
Bus from Lima Victoria to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- redbus.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
- +56 600 600 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
- $35–45
- 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 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
- +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://yurimaguasperu.com/yurimaguas/transporte.html
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