There are 7 ways to get from Puno to Atacama Challenger by plane, helicopter, bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter
best- Fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane JUL - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
12h 38m$9,173–9,795Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Puno to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to San Pedro de Atacamabus
24h 35m$41–54Bus, train via Pozo Almonte
- Take the bus from Puno to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Busbus
- Take the bus from Atacama 2000 Calama to San Pedro de Atacamabus
21h 41m$65–112Drive 1,108.4 km
- Drive from Puno to Atacama Challengercar 1,108.4 km
15h 37m$167–241Bus, bus to Chacalluta Arica Airport, fly to Calama Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Puno to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Arica Airportbus
- Fly from Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane ARI - CJC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
16h 33m$251–536Bus to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter
- Take the bus from Puno to Arequipabus
- Fly from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane AQP - ANF
- Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter
19h 16m$9,085–9,518Bus
- Take the bus from Puno 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 San Pedro de Atacamabus
22h 38m$50–106
Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puno to Atacama Challenger is to bus and train which costs $40 - $55 and takes 24h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Puno to Atacama Challenger is to fly and helicopter which takes 12h 38m and costs $9,000 - $10,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Puno to Atacama Challenger. However, there are services departing from Puno and arriving at Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama via Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 38m.
The distance between Puno and Atacama Challenger is 1181 km. The road distance is 1108.4 km.
The best way to get from Puno to Atacama Challenger without a car is to bus and train via Pozo Almonte which takes 21h 41m and costs $65 - $120.
It takes approximately 12h 38m to get from Puno to Atacama Challenger, including transfers.
Puno to Atacama Challenger bus services, operated by Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza, depart from Puno station.
Puno to Atacama Challenger bus services, operated by Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza, arrive at Tacna station.
Yes, the driving distance between Puno to Atacama Challenger is 1108 km. It takes approximately 15h 37m to drive from Puno to Atacama Challenger.
There are 269+ hotels available in Atacama Challenger.
What companies run services between Puno, Peru and Atacama Challenger, Chile?
You can take a bus from Puno to Atacama Challenger via Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, and Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama in around 22h 38m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cuzco, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- 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
- +51 051 602 943
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $25–35
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–63
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–50
- 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
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Terminal Balmaceda - Kenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $35–50
- Phone
- +56 55 31 6664 / 9 5047 8351
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Atacama 2000 Calama to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-atacama-2000
- Phone
- +51904244509
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Arica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–25
- 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 2 2677 3000
- reservastv@transvip.cl
- Website
- transvip.cl
Shuttle from Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $116
- Book at
- transvip.cl
- Phone
- +51 84 238223
- reservas@transzela.com.pe
- Website
- transzela.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- transzela.com.pe
- Book at
- transzela.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 914 879 671
- vigotourssac@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://vigo.pe/
- Phone
- +51 958 793 713
- atencionalcliente@reyna.com.pe
- Website
- reyna.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Book at
- polarisweb.reyna.com.pe
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–50
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 928351548
- alasdelsursrl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 951 921 780
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 84 245 171
- info@turismomer.com
- Website
- turismomer.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.turismomer.com/en
- Phone
- +51 978645747
- turismorealdorado.mdd@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 959 570 871
- consultasromeliza@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 982 802 624
- heroesdelpacifico9@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 99123123
- contactenos@chilebus.cl
- Website
- chilebus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to San Pedro de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Schedules at
- chilebus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $16–20
- Cama
- $29
- Phone
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to San Pedro de Atacama
- Semi-cama
- $18–27
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