There are 5 ways to get from Ovalle to Calama by bus, shuttle, plane, bus (Flixbus), or car
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Bus, shuttle to La Florida Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Alameda Ariztia to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Tongoybus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tongoy to La Serena Airport
- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LSC - CJC
7h 7m$104–270Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
15h$26–70Drive 1,130.1 km
- Drive from Ovalle to Calamacar 1,130.1 km
13h 51m$140–202Bus to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal San Borjabus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane SCL - CJC
9h 32m$75–300Bus via Coquimbo
- Take the bus from Alameda Ariztia to Terminal de Buses de Coquimbobus La Serena
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChilebus Santiago
17h 50m$31–53
Ovalle to Calama by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ovalle to Calama is to bus which costs $26 - $70 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Ovalle to Calama is to bus and shuttle and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $100 - $270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Ovalle and Calama is 1113 km. The road distance is 1130.1 km.
The best way to get from Ovalle to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 15h and costs $26 - $70.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Ovalle to Calama, including transfers.
Ovalle to Calama bus services, operated by Cormar, depart from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle station.
Ovalle to Calama bus services, operated by Cormar, arrive at Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ovalle to Calama is 1130 km. It takes approximately 13h 51m to drive from Ovalle to Calama.
Book your Ovalle to Calama bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Ovalle, Chile and Calama, Chile?
Cormar operates a bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus every 4 hours. Tickets cost $30–55 and the journey takes 15h. Three other operators also service this route.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–210
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26–130
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Calama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Phone
- +56 512 669924
- gerencia@serenamar.cl
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Alameda Ariztia to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- busesserenamar.cl
Bus from Alameda Ariztia to Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- busesserenamar.cl
- expresocosterocoquimbo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $4
- tripturchile@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Tongoy to La Serena Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $62
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 (53) 262 7651 / (55) 221 5347 / 9 7436 7221
- atencioncliente@cormarbus.cl
- Website
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Semi Cama
- $26–40
- Cama
- $40–55
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Semi Cama
- $14–21
- Cama
- $25–40
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Road
- $30–70
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $27–40
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal San Borja
- Semi Cama
- $16–23
- Cama
- $22–35
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Ovalle to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $14–18
- Cama
- $19–26
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–43
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $25–35
- Cama
- $37–42
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