There are 8 ways to get from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Chile by car, shuttle, plane, helicopter, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, shuttle to Calama Airport, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
best- Drive from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Licancabur
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)CJC - SCL
9h 55m$190–322Drive, helicopter, bus
- Drive from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Licancabur
- Take the helicopter from San Pedro de Atacama Airport to Antofagasta AirportAnf
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal San Borja
25h 21m$8,971–9,036Drive 1,746.5 km
- Drive from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Santiago1,746.5 km
23h 18m$216–312Drive, shuttle to Calama Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport
- Drive from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Licancabur
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)CJC - ANF
11h 6m$228–407Drive, helicopter to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Drive from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Licancabur
- Take the helicopter from San Pedro de Atacama Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)ANF - SCL
9h 45m$8,953–9,085Drive, shuttle to Calama Airport, fly to La Araucanía International Airport
- Drive from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Licancabur
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Fly from Calama Airport (CJC) to La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO)CJC - ZCO
13h 45m$236–418Drive, shuttle, bus
- Drive from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Licancabur
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal San Borja
28h 52m$197–242Drive, Tour, shuttle, bus
- Drive from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Geysers del Tatio
- Take a shuttle bus from Geysers del Tatio to San Pedro de Atacama
- Take a shuttle bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Sub agencia Villa Caspana to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
32h 37m$191–253
Calama Airport (CJC) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Chile is to drive and shuttle and fly which costs $190 - $330 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Chile is to drive and helicopter and fly which takes 9h 45m and costs $8,900 - $9,100.
The distance between Laguna Colorada (caldera) and Chile is 1512 km. The road distance is 1746.5 km.
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Chile, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Chile is 1747 km. It takes approximately 23h 18m to drive from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Chile.
There are 31+ hotels available in Chile.
What companies run services between Laguna Colorada (caldera), Bolivia and Chile?
There is no direct connection from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to Chile. However, you can drive to Licancabur, take the shuttle to San Pedro de Atacama, take the shuttle to Calama Airport, walk to Calama Airport (CJC) airport, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), walk to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez, take the bus to PI749-Parada 5 / - Barrancas, walk to Barrancas Dirección Plaza de Maipú, then take the subway to Plaza de Maipú Dirección Plaza de Maipú. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Laguna Colorada (caldera) to PA658-Avenida Matta / esq. San Diego via Licancabur, San Pedro de Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama Airport, Antofagasta Airport, Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, Terminal San Borja, and PA368-Parada 4 / in around 25h 21m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–170
Flights from Calama Airport to Antofagasta Airport via La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Calama Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Calama Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Calama Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Calama Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via Concepcion, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Calama Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via La Serena, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–140
Flights from Calama Airport to Antofagasta Airport via La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Calama Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–130
Flights from Calama Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Calama Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–150
Flights from Calama Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–140
Flights from Calama Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Calama Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via La Serena, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Phone
- +56 2 2677 3000
- reservastv@transvip.cl
- Website
- transvip.cl
Shuttle from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $101
- Book at
- transvip.cl
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $28–40
- Cama
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $45–65
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–40
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–48
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $29–40
- Cama
- $43–48
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–53
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $49–53
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–51
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- consultas@ramoscholele.cl
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $28–40
- Salón cama
- $46–50
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal San Borja
- Semi Cama
- $30–50
- Cama
- $50–80
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Sub agencia Villa Caspana to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $55–90
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 51 221 3127
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36–44
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $36
- Phone
- +56 9 5869 8737
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/buses-horizonte
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- hola@andimar.cl
- Website
- andimar.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- andimar.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–40
- Cama
- $35–70
- Phone
- +56 9 4577 7777
- reservas@denomades.com
- Website
- denomades.com
Shuttle from Geysers del Tatio to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- denomades.com
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