There are 9 ways to get from Peru to Atacama Region by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Chamonate Airport, bus
best- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane CUZ - CPO
- Take the bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Castherbus
9h 21m$197–657Bus
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
44h 18m$60–155Drive 2,447.5 km
- Drive from Lima to Copiapócar 2,447.5 km
33h 5m$368–532Fly Jorge Chávez International Airport to Chamonate Airport, bus
- 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
9h 25m$185–583Fly Jorge Chávez International Airport 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
14h 15m$192–471Fly Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to La Florida Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane CUZ - 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
14h 21m$227–683Fly Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane LIM - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Chañaralbus
10h 44m$202–494Bus, 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 - Turbusbus
45h 1m$63–118Bus via Oltursa Lima Terminal
- Take the bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to Tacna Bus Stationbus 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 Copiapó - Pullman Busbus
47h 58m$75–113
Peru to Atacama Region by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Peru to Atacama Region is to bus and train which costs $60 - $120 and takes 45h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Peru to Atacama Region is to fly and bus which takes 9h 21m and costs $190 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Peru to Atacama Region. However, there are services departing from Municipalidad Del Rímac and arriving at Terminal Copiapó - Turbus via Lima 28 de Julio, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 18m.
The distance between Peru and Atacama Region is 1589 km. The road distance is 2447.5 km.
The best way to get from Peru to Atacama Region without a car is to bus which takes 44h 18m and costs $60 - $160.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Peru to Atacama Region, including transfers.
Peru to Atacama Region bus services, operated by CIVA, depart from Lima 28 de Julio station.
Peru to Atacama Region bus services, operated by CIVA, arrive at Tacna station.
Atacama Region is 2h ahead of Peru. It is currently 4:28 AM in Peru and 6:28 AM in Atacama Region.
Yes, the driving distance between Peru to Atacama Region is 2448 km. It takes approximately 33h 5m to drive from Peru to Atacama Region.
What companies run services between Peru and Atacama Region, Chile?
You can take a bus from Municipalidad Del Rímac to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus via Lima 28 de Julio, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 44h 18m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Antofagasta Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Antofagasta Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to La Florida Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to La Florida Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- 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
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- contacto@casther.cl
- Website
- Turismo Casther
Bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Turismo Casther
Bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Turismo Casther
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- 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 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $28–40
- Cama
- $45–65
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $11–16
- Premium
- $55–70
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $11–16
- Premium
- $55–70
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $28–40
- Cama
- $45–65
- Premium
- $60–75
- tripturchile@gmail.com
- Website
- Triptur
Shuttle from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- Triptur
Shuttle from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- Triptur
Bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Buses Expreso Costero
- Road
- $4
Bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Buses Expreso Costero
- Road
- $4
- Website
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Condor Bus
- Semi Cama
- $4–9
- Cama
- $11–12
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Condor Bus
- Semi Cama
- $4–9
- Cama
- $11–12
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $13–30
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Vallenar - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $13–30
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–49
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $46–49
Bus from Antofagasta to Chañaral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Schedules at
- Cormar
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
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to Tacna Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Oltursa
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