There are 7 ways to get from Lima to Calama by plane, bus, train, or car
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 Calama Airport
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LIM - CJC
7h 34m$184–438Bus
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 Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
33h$51–121Bus, train via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus 524
- 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 Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
27h 59m$75–136Drive 1,826.5 km
- Drive from Lima to Calamacar 1,826.5 km
23h 40m$275–397Fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane LIM - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
6h 51m$204–478Bus via Quillagua
- 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 Quillaguabus
- Take the bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Busbus
33h 15m$58–124Bus, 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 Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
34h 56m$72–155
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Calama is to bus and train via Arequipa which costs $70 - $140 and takes 27h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Calama is to fly and bus which takes 6h 51m and costs $200 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima to Calama. However, there are services departing from Lima 28 de Julio and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus via Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h.
The distance between Lima and Calama is 1467 km. The road distance is 1826.5 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Calama without a car is to bus and train via Arequipa which takes 27h 59m and costs $70 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Lima to Calama, including transfers.
Lima to Calama bus services, operated by CIVA, depart from Lima 28 de Julio station.
The best way to get from Lima to Calama is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs $180 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $50 - $130 and takes 33h.
Lima to Calama bus services, operated by CIVA, arrive at Tacna station.
Calama is 1h ahead of Lima. It is currently 4:25 AM in Lima and 5:25 AM in Calama.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile, Sky Airline, and JetSMART fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus via Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 33h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Book at
- Turismo Tacna Internacional - Buy your bus tickets online
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- Turismo Tacna Internacional - Buy your bus tickets online
- Website
- Cosmos Bus
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Cosmos Bus
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- Transporte Moquegua Turismo
- 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
- $15–27
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $21–27
Bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- Buses Camus
Bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- Cormar
- 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
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- 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
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
- +56 2 2570 8687
- contacto@busestarapaca.cl
- Website
- Buses Tarapaca
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $18–26
- Premium
- $20–28
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Quillagua
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $16–22
- Premium
- $18–24
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $14–19
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $27–40
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–103
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- contacto@kennybus.cl
- Website
- Kenny Bus
Bus from Quillagua to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- Kenny Bus
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