There are 10 ways to get from Peru to Calama by plane, bus, car, 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 Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane LIM - CJC
7h 14m$176–360Bus
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 Frontera del Norte Calamabus
34h 34m$47–103Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa 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 de Buses Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
29h 28m$69–156Drive 1,826.5 km
- Drive from Lima to Calamacar 1,826.5 km
23h 39m$275–397Fly Cap. Fap José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Cap. Fap José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport (CIX) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane CIX - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
8h 14m$222–632Fly 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 Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
6h 49m$188–381Fly Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane CUZ - CJC
9h 13m$197–459Bus, 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 de Buses Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
34h 22m$57–82Bus #2
- Take the bus from Lima to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa 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 de Buses Calamabus
35h 58m$90–202Bus #3
- 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
38h 20m$67–190
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 $55 - $85 and takes 34h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Peru to Calama is to fly and bus which takes 6h 49m and costs $180 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Peru to Calama. However, there are services departing from Lima and arriving at Terminal de Buses Calama via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica and Agencia Camus - Tocopilla. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 28m.
The distance between Peru and Calama is 1466 km. The road distance is 1826.5 km.
The best way to get from Peru to Calama without a car is to bus via Arequipa which takes 29h 28m and costs $65 - $160.
It takes approximately 7h 14m 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 14m and costs $170 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus via Arequipa, which costs $65 - $160 and takes 29h 28m.
Peru to Calama bus services, operated by Oltursa, arrive at Arequipa station.
Calama is 1h ahead of Peru. It is currently 4:19 AM in Peru and 5:19 AM in Calama.
What companies run services between Peru and Calama, Chile?
Sky Airline, LATAM Chile, 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 Terminal de Buses Calama via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal de Buses Tocopilla, and Agencia Camus - Tocopilla in around 29h 28m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Cap. Fap José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–300
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–440
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–440
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–260
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–260
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- 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
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- 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
- 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 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $21–28
Bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +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
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
- Semi-cama
- $15–23
- Phone
- +51 992-886-115
Bus from Lima to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Book at
- waybus.pe
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $19–26
- Premium
- $21–28
- Phone
- +56 9 912 3123
- contactenos@chilebus.cl
- Website
- chilebus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- chilebus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $13–17
- Cama
- $25
- 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
- $35–105
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
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