There are 9 ways to get from Juliaca to Calama by bus, train, car, plane, 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.
Bus, train via Arequipa
best- Take the bus from Juliaca to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa 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
18h 59m$55–111Bus via Arequipa
cheapest- Take the bus from Juliaca 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 Frontera del Norte Calamabus
20h 5m$44–115Drive 1,052.9 km
- Drive from Juliaca to Calamacar 1,052.9 km
15h 13m$159–229Fly Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane JUL - CJC
12h 20m$251–805Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Zonal de Juliaca to Terminal Zonal Sur de Punobus
- Take the bus from Puno 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
20h 37mBus, train
- Take the bus from Juliaca to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
22h 56m$60–90Fly Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, bus
- Fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane JUL - 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
14h 24m$9,139–9,689Bus to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Juliaca to Terminal Terrestre de Cuscobus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane CUZ - CJC
15h 40m$193–586Bus, bus to Chacalluta Arica Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Juliaca to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Arica Airportbus
- Fly from Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane ARI - CJC
17h 40m$153–498
Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Juliaca to Calama is to bus and train via Arequipa which costs $55 - $120 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Juliaca to Calama is to fly which takes 12h 20m and costs $250 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Juliaca to Calama. However, there are services departing from Juliaca and arriving at Frontera del Norte Calama via Arequipa, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 5m.
The distance between Juliaca and Calama is 1399 km. The road distance is 1052.9 km.
The best way to get from Juliaca to Calama without a car is to bus and train via Arequipa which takes 18h 59m and costs $55 - $120.
It takes approximately 18h 59m to get from Juliaca to Calama, including transfers.
Juliaca to Calama bus services, operated by Expreso San Roman, depart from Juliaca station.
The best way to get from Juliaca to Calama is to fly which takes 12h 20m and costs $250 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus via Arequipa, which costs $40 - $120 and takes 20h 5m.
Juliaca to Calama bus services, operated by Expreso San Roman, arrive at Arequipa station.
Calama is 2h ahead of Juliaca. It is currently 12:52 AM in Juliaca and 2:52 AM in Calama.
What companies run services between Juliaca, Peru and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Calama Airport (CJC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Juliaca to Frontera del Norte Calama via Arequipa, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 20h 5m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Antofagasta Airport, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- 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
- +51 959 580 066
- info@expsanroman.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 989 990 918
- contacto@zolorzano.com.pe
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- zolorzano.com.pe
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 928351548
- alasdelsursrl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 959 570 871
- consultasromeliza@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 951 921 780
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–50
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 978645747
- turismorealdorado.mdd@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 914 879 671
- vigotourssac@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://vigo.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 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
- +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
Bus from Terminal Zonal de Juliaca to Terminal Zonal Sur de Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Arica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–25
- 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
- +51 051 602 943
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $20–27
- Premium
- $22–29
- 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
- $14–26
- Schedules at
- chilebus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $14–18
- Cama
- $26
- Phone
- +51 982 802 624
- heroesdelpacifico9@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Juliaca to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $35–61
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- 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 84 238223
- reservas@transzela.com.pe
- Website
- transzela.com.pe
Bus from Juliaca to Terminal Terrestre de Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transzela.com.pe
- Book at
- transzela.com.pe
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