There are 9 ways to get from Peru to Calama by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)LIM - CJC
7h 15m$146–491Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Take the train from Tacna to Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
35h 37m$50–68Bus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
30h 7m$60–143Drive 1,826.8 km
- Drive from Lima to Calama1,826.8 km
23h 38m$275–397Fly Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport (TRU) to Calama Airport (CJC)TRU - CJC
9h 25m$232–725Fly Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport (TRU) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)TRU - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
8h 27m$224–486Fly Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Calama Airport (CJC)CUZ - CJC
9h 3m$167–509Bus via Pozo Almonte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Pozo Almonte
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
30h 16m$75–164Bus #2
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
38h 20m$68–174
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Peru to Calama is to bus and train which costs $45 - $70 and takes 35h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Peru to Calama is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $140 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Peru to Calama. However, there are services departing from Lima and arriving at Frontera del Norte Calama via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 7m.
The distance between Peru and Calama is 1466 km. The road distance is 1826.8 km.
The best way to get from Peru to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 30h 7m and costs $55 - $150.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Peru to Calama, including transfers.
Peru to Calama bus services, operated by Oltursa, depart from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
The best way to get from Peru to Calama is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $140 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $55 - $150 and takes 30h 7m.
Peru to Calama bus services, operated by Oltursa, arrive at Arequipa station.
Calama is 2h ahead of Peru. It is currently 9:12 PM in Peru and 11:12 PM in Calama.
What companies run services between 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 to Frontera del Norte Calama via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 30h 7m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Antofagasta Airport, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- informes@transportesmoquegua.com.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51904244509
- 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 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
- Semi-cama
- $15–23
- Phone
- +56 (53) 262 7651 / (55) 221 5347 / 9 7436 7221
- atencioncliente@cormarbus.cl
- Website
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- ayuda@pasajebus.com
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $16–21
- Salón Cama
- $19–23
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–32
- Website
- https://www.tacnainternacional.com.pe/
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $16–21
- Cama
- $23–29
- 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
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–61
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
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