There are 8 ways to get from Lima to Atacama Challenger by plane, helicopter, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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, helicopter
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane LIM - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
4h 9m$9,015–9,339Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to San Pedro de Atacamabus
37h 5m$48–65Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Drive from Tacna to El Roble / Dr. Amador Neghmecar
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Busbus
- Take the bus from Atacama 2000 Calama to San Pedro de Atacamabus
30h 7m$96–197Drive 1,924.8 km
- Drive from Lima to Atacama Challengercar 1,924.8 km
24h 48m$290–418Fly to Calama Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LIM - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
8h 24m$253–675Fly to Uyuni Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane LIM - UYU
- Take the bus from Uyuní to San Pedro de Atacamabus
19h 28m$248–921Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte 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 Terminal de San Pedro de Atacamabus
32h 53m$82–184Bus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio 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 San Pedro de Atacamabus
36h 48m$67–173
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Atacama Challenger is to bus and train which costs $45 - $70 and takes 37h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Atacama Challenger is to fly and helicopter which takes 4h 9m and costs $9,000 - $9,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima to Atacama Challenger. However, there are services departing from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and arriving at Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama via Arequipa, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 53m.
The distance between Lima and Atacama Challenger is 1706 km. The road distance is 1924.8 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Atacama Challenger without a car is to bus via Arequipa which takes 32h 53m and costs $80 - $190.
It takes approximately 4h 9m to get from Lima to Atacama Challenger, including transfers.
Lima to Atacama Challenger bus services, operated by Oltursa, depart from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Lima to Atacama Challenger bus services, operated by Oltursa, arrive at Arequipa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lima to Atacama Challenger is 1925 km. It takes approximately 24h 48m to drive from Lima to Atacama Challenger.
There are 269+ hotels available in Atacama Challenger.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Atacama Challenger, Chile?
You can take a bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Atacama Challenger via Arequipa, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, and Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama in around 32h 53m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Uyuni Airport via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Uyuni Airport via Santa Cruz, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- 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
- +51 994 656 518
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–75
- 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
- +51 953 954 708
- 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
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $23–35
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–63
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- contacto@kennybus.cl
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $30–50
- Phone
- +56 55 31 6664 / 9 5047 8351
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Atacama 2000 Calama to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-atacama-2000
- Phone
- +56 2 2677 3000
- reservastv@transvip.cl
- Website
- transvip.cl
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $111
- Book at
- transvip.cl
Bus from Uyuní to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Phone
- +51904244509
- atencionalcliente@aeroexpreso.com.pe
- 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
- +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
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–32
- Website
- https://www.tacnainternacional.com.pe/
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +56 99123123
- contactenos@chilebus.cl
- Website
- chilebus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- chilebus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $27
- Phone
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to San Pedro de Atacama
- Semi-cama
- $17–26
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