There are 7 ways to get from Lima to Atacama Region by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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 Chamonate Airport, bus
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane LIM - CPO
- Take the bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Castherbus
7h 16m$157–509Bus
cheapest- 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 Copiapó - Turbusbus
43h 5m$62–192Bus, train via Tocopilla
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte 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 Tocopilla - Turbus to Terminal Copiapó - Turbusbus
35h 16m$85–206Drive 2,426.4 km
- Drive from Lima to Copiapócar 2,426.4 km
31h 53m$365–527Fly to La Florida Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane LIM - LSC
- Take a shuttle bus from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Take the bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbusbus
11h 8m$232–585Bus 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 Copiapó - Turbusbus
39h 10m$77–203Bus, train
- 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 Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Busbus
46h 21m$73–98
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Atacama Region is to bus and train which costs $70 - $100 and takes 46h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Atacama Region is to fly and bus which takes 7h 16m and costs $150 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima to Atacama Region. However, there are services departing from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and arriving at Terminal Copiapó - Turbus via Arequipa, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 10m.
The distance between Lima and Atacama Region is 1880 km. The road distance is 2426.4 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Atacama Region without a car is to bus and train via Tocopilla which takes 35h 16m and costs $85 - $210.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Lima to Atacama Region, including transfers.
Lima to Atacama Region bus services, operated by Oltursa, depart from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Lima to Atacama Region bus services, operated by Oltursa, arrive at Arequipa station.
Atacama Region is 2h ahead of Lima. It is currently 6:20 PM in Lima and 8:20 PM in Atacama Region.
Yes, the driving distance between Lima to Atacama Region is 2426 km. It takes approximately 31h 53m to drive from Lima to Atacama Region.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Atacama Region, Chile?
You can take a bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus via Arequipa, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 39h 10m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Antofagasta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Antofagasta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- 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
- +56 52 221 8889
- contacto@casther.cl
- Website
- casther.cl
Bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- casther.cl
- 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
- $35–85
- 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 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
- $14–28
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $15–20
- Cama
- $21–28
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Agencia Tocopilla - Turbus to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $21–29
- Cama
- $30–40
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $11–16
- Cama
- $11–23
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $45–75
- Premium
- $70–85
- tripturchile@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $62
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- expresocosterocoquimbo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $4
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Road
- $6–12
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- condorbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–10
- Cama
- $14–16
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $23–35
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–58
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
- 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
- $28–40
- 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
- $26–31
- Website
- https://www.tacnainternacional.com.pe/
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
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