There are 5 ways to get from La Paz to Caldera by plane, bus, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane LPB - CPO
8h 57m$290–1,100Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from La Paz to Aricabus La Paz
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Calderabus Arica
29h 20m$52–102Bus via Antofagasta
- Take the bus from La Paz to Patacamayabus
- Take the bus from Patacamaya to Orurobus
- Take the bus from Oruro to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Calderabus
23h 40mDrive 1,482.7 km
- Drive from La Paz to Calderacar 1,482.7 km
20h 26m$183–265Bus #2
- Take the bus from La Paz to Terminal Internacionalbus Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Calderabus Arica
30h$75–119
La Paz to Caldera by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Paz to Caldera is to bus which costs $50 - $110 and takes 29h 20m.
The fastest way to get from La Paz to Caldera is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs $290 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from La Paz to Caldera. However, there are services departing from La Paz and arriving at Caldera via Patacamaya, Oruro and Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 40m.
The distance between La Paz and Caldera is 1251 km. The road distance is 1482.7 km.
The best way to get from La Paz to Caldera without a car is to bus via Antofagasta which takes 23h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from La Paz to Caldera, including transfers.
La Paz to Caldera bus services, operated by Trans Naser, depart from La Paz station.
The best way to get from La Paz to Caldera is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs $290 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus via Antofagasta, which costs and takes 23h 40m.
La Paz to Caldera bus services, operated by Trans Naser, arrive at Patacamaya station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Paz to Caldera is 1483 km. It takes approximately 20h 26m to drive from La Paz to Caldera.
What companies run services between La Paz, Bolivia and Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile?
LATAM Chile and Boliviana de Aviación fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Paz to Caldera via Patacamaya, Oruro, and Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada in around 23h 40m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Phone
- +591 2228 0861
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276261369
Bus from Patacamaya to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276261369
- Phone
- +591 2228 1894
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://es-la.facebook.com/aromaheivan/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com.bo/empresa/trans-aroma.php
Bus from Patacamaya to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://es-la.facebook.com/aromaheivan/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com.bo/empresa/trans-aroma.php
- Phone
- +591 7152 0995
Bus from La Paz to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- andestransit.com
Bus from Patacamaya to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- andestransit.com
Bus from Oruro to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $62–110
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $70–110
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Caldera
- Semi Cama
- $16–23
- Cama
- $22–35
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Caldera
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $45–70
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 6063 9308
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 2228 7749
- Internacionalcali22@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Terminal Internacional
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- nuevo.continente.srl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Terminal Internacional
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–300
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +591 2 228 1920
- buslitoral@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Terminal Internacional
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +56 995369884
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Terminal Internacional
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +597 ,
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Terminal Internacional
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 72492788
- central@trans-salvador.com
- Website
- trans-salvador.com
Bus from La Paz to Terminal Internacional
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://trans-salvador.com/inicioEn.php
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–58
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
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