There are 5 ways to get from La Paz to Calama by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from El Alto - La Paz to Terminal de Buses CalamaLa Paz
17h$65–140Bus via Iquique
cheapest- Take the bus from La Paz to IquiqueLa Paz
- Take the bus from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny BusCalama
23h 8m$45–59Drive 904.7 km
- Drive from La Paz to Calama904.7 km
13h 20m$112–162Fly to Uyuni Airport, bus
- Fly from La Paz Airport to Uyuni Airport
- Take the bus from Uyuní to Calama
11h 3m$233–266Fly El Alto International Airport to Uyuni Airport, bus
- Fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)LPB - UYU
- Take the bus from Uyuní to Calama
12h 47m$239–512
La Paz to Calama by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Paz to Calama is to bus via Iquique which costs $40 - $60 and takes 23h 8m.
The fastest way to get from La Paz to Calama is to fly and bus which takes 11h 3m and costs $230 - $270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from El Alto - La Paz and arriving at Terminal de Buses Calama. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h.
The distance between La Paz and Calama is 1135 km. The road distance is 904.7 km.
The best way to get from La Paz to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 17h and costs $65 - $140.
The bus from El Alto - La Paz to Terminal de Buses Calama takes 17h including transfers and departs once daily.
La Paz to Calama bus services, operated by Trans Lujan SRL, depart from El Alto - La Paz station.
La Paz to Calama bus services, operated by Trans Lujan SRL, arrive at Terminal de Buses Calama station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Paz to Calama is 905 km. It takes approximately 13h 20m to drive from La Paz to Calama.
There are 81+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between La Paz, Bolivia and Calama, Chile?
Trans Lujan SRL operates a bus from El Alto - La Paz to Terminal de Buses Calama once daily. Tickets cost $65–140 and the journey takes 17h.
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- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Uyuni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–440
- Phone
- +56 9 5429 8224
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Alto - La Paz to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $65–140
- 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
- Phone
- +591 64919532
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $28–33
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- ayuda@pasajebus.com
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
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