There are 4 ways to get from Manta to Caldera by plane, bus, 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
best- Fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane MEC - CPO
14h 41m$399–1,311Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva 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 Calderabus
3d$119–326Drive 4,015.6 km
- Drive from Manta to Calderacar 4,015.6 km
2d 5h$496–716Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte 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 Calderabus
3d 12h$210–321
Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manta to Caldera is to bus which costs $110 - $330 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Manta to Caldera is to fly which takes 14h 41m and costs $390 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Manta to Caldera. However, there are services departing from Manta and arriving at Caldera via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil, Lima Terminal Excluciva, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Manta and Caldera is 3141 km. The road distance is 4015.6 km.
The best way to get from Manta to Caldera without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs $110 - $330.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Manta to Caldera, including transfers.
Manta to Caldera bus services, operated by Reina del Camino, depart from Manta station.
The best way to get from Manta to Caldera is to fly which takes 14h 41m and costs $390 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $330 and takes 3 days 0h.
Manta to Caldera bus services, operated by Reina del Camino, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Caldera is 2h ahead of Manta. It is currently 9:46 PM in Manta and 11:46 PM in Caldera.
What companies run services between Manta, Ecuador and Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile?
Copa Airlines and LATAM Chile fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manta to Caldera via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil, Lima Javier Prado, Lima Terminal Excluciva, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 3d.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Quito, Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Quito, Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- info@reinadelcamino.ec
- Website
- reinadelcamino.ec
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial/?ref=embed_page#
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial/?ref=embed_page#
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.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
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Caldera
- Semi Cama
- $29–45
- Cama
- $45–70
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +593 95 889 4181
- coopcoactur@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- 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
- $40–56
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
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