There are 4 ways to get from Portland to Calama by plane, bus, 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 Portland International Airport to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Calama Airport (CJC)PDX - CJC
20h 56m$448–1,720Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tukwila Amtrak
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Calama Airport (CJC)SEA - CJC
24h 29m$378–1,390Fly Portland International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)PDX - ANF
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
23h 2m$481–1,754Fly Portland International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)PDX - IQQ
- Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
27h 2m$724–2,731
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Calama is to train and fly which costs $370 - $1,400 and takes 24h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Calama is to fly which takes 20h 56m and costs $440 - $1,800.
The distance between Portland and Calama is 9332 km.
It takes approximately 20h 56m to get from Portland to Calama, including transfers.
Calama is 5h ahead of Portland. It is currently 3:28 AM in Portland and 8:28 AM in Calama.
There are 82+ hotels available in Calama.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Calama, Chile?
Delta, LATAM Chile, and four other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Calama Airport (CJC) 6 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calama Airport via Los Angeles, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calama Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calama Airport via Houston, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calama Airport via Los Angeles, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calama Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calama Airport via Mexico City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Los Angeles, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Houston, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calama Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calama Airport via Houston, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calama Airport via Miami, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calama Airport via Los Angeles, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calama Airport via Atlanta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calama Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calama Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tukwila Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.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
- ciktur.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 Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- ayuda@pasajebus.com
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $16–20
- Salón Cama
- $18–22
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