There are 10 ways to get from Medellín to Calama by plane, taxi, 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 Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane MDE - CJC
14h 39m$333–963Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane MDE - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
15h 35m$291–561Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Huaquillasbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Lima Paseo de la Repúblicabus
- 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
3d 12h$827–939Drive 4,687 km
- Drive from Medellín to Calamacar 4,687 km
2d 22h$654–945Fly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane EOH - CJC
13h 51m$1,061–3,105Fly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane EOH - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
14h 55m$779–2,703Bus to El Dorado International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Salitrebus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane BOG - CJC
22h 29m$333–957Taxi, bus via Lima
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Huaquillasbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacnabus 639
- 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
3d 22h$820–904Taxi, bus #2
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Huaquillasbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Calamabus
4d 13h$888–1,133Taxi, bus #3
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Calamabus
5d$907–1,169
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to Calama is to fly and bus which costs $290 - $600 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to Calama is to fly which takes 13h 51m and costs $1,000 - $3,200.
The distance between Medellín and Calama is 3294 km. The road distance is 4687 km.
It takes approximately 14h 39m to get from Medellín to Calama, including transfers.
Calama is 2h ahead of Medellín. It is currently 4:57 PM in Medellín and 6:57 PM in Calama.
Yes, the driving distance between Medellín to Calama is 4687 km. It takes approximately 2 days 22h to drive from Medellín to Calama.
There are 97+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and Calama, Chile?
JetSMART and LATAM Chile fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Calama Airport (CJC) once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport via Ibague, El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Antofagasta Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Calama Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–420
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Antofagasta Airport via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–420
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Calama Airport via Cali, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Antofagasta Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- info@taxgacela.com
- Website
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
Bus from Tulcán to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
Bus from Tulcán to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
Bus from Tulcán to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
Bus from Tulcán to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Tumbes to Lima Paseo de la República
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- 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
- 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
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $18–25
- Premium
- $20–27
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $18–25
- Premium
- $20–27
- 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
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $28–40
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $28–40
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- Turismo Tacna Internacional - Buy your bus tickets online
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Oltursa
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–239
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $95–140
- Cama
- $120–180
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–239
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $95–140
- Cama
- $120–180
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–72
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $29–45
- Semi bed
- $23–35
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–72
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $29–45
- Semi bed
- $23–35
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Estimated price
- $726
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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