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 17m$146–340Bus, 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
36h 37m$50–68Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Drive from Tacna to El Roble / Dr. Amador Neghme
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
25h 45m$68–128Drive 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
8h 12m$242–725Fly 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 Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
9h 18m$215–479Fly Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)LIM - ANF
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
6h 20m$159–404Fly Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Calama Airport (CJC)CUZ - CJC
9h 6m$157–389Bus
- 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$63–174
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 36h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Peru to Calama is to fly and bus which takes 6h 20m and costs $150 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Peru to Calama. However, there are services departing from Virú and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus via Lima 28 de Julio, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 20m.
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 and train which takes 36h 37m and costs $45 - $70.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Peru to Calama, including transfers.
Peru to Calama bus services, operated by CIVA, depart from Lima 28 de Julio station.
The best way to get from Peru to Calama is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs $140 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $60 - $180 and takes 38h 20m.
Peru to Calama bus services, operated by CIVA, arrive at Tacna station.
Calama is 2h ahead of Peru. It is currently 3:13 AM in Peru and 5:13 AM 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 Virú to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus via Huancayo, Lima 28 de Julio, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 38h 20m.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–360
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–360
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–350
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–330
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–330
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Calama Airport via Jorge Chávez International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–370
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 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
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- cikbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- cikbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $20–28
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $9–12
- Cama
- $12–19
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
- $16–20
- Cama
- $22–29
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
- +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
- +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
- +56 600 600 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
- $30–63
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
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