There are 9 ways to get from Puno to Calama by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, train via Tocopilla
best- Take the bus from Puno 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
17h 45m$42–60Bus
cheapest- 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 Frontera del Norte Calamabus
18h 50m$30–63Drive 1,010 km
- Drive from Puno to Calamacar 1,010 km
14h 28m$152–220Bus, bus to Chacalluta Arica Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- 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
16h 37m$120–386Bus via Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- 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 Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
20h 20m$50–150Bus, train
- Take the bus from Puno to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
20h 26m$38–52Fly Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane JUL - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
15h$397–1,228Shuttle, bus to El Alto International Airport, fly to Uyuni Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to Desaguadero
- Take the bus from Desaguadero to La Pazbus
- Fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane LPB - UYU
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
15h 3m$329–437Bus to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Puno to Arequipabus
- Fly from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane AQP - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
18h 39m$259–699
Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puno to Calama is to bus and train which costs $35 - $55 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Puno to Calama is to drive which takes 14h 28m and costs $150 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Puno to Calama. However, there are services departing from Puno and arriving at Frontera del Norte Calama via Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
The distance between Puno and Calama is 1139 km. The road distance is 1010 km.
The best way to get from Puno to Calama without a car is to bus and train via Tocopilla which takes 17h 45m and costs $40 - $60.
It takes approximately 17h 45m to get from Puno to Calama, including transfers.
Puno to Calama bus services, operated by Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza, depart from Puno station.
Puno to Calama bus services, operated by Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza, arrive at Tacna station.
Calama is 1h ahead of Puno. It is currently 4:26 PM in Puno and 5:26 PM in Calama.
Yes, the driving distance between Puno to Calama is 1010 km. It takes approximately 14h 28m to drive from Puno to Calama.
What companies run services between Puno, Peru and Calama, Chile?
You can take a bus from Puno to Frontera del Norte Calama via Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cuzco, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Cuzco, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Uyuni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Calama Airport via La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- 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
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $15–20
- 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
- +51904244509
- atencionalcliente@aeroexpreso.com.pe
- 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
- $3–24
- 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
- $3–25
- 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
- +56 600 600 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
- $35–106
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
Bus from Puno to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- heroesdelpacifico.embarcar.com.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 99123123
- 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
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- chilebus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $14–17
- Cama
- $25
- 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 95 175 5337
- info@sacredlaketitikaka.com
- Website
- sacredlaketitikaka.com
Shuttle from Puno to Desaguadero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140
- Website
- https://sacredlaketitikaka.com/
Bus from Desaguadero to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
Bus from Uyuni to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–78
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Road
- $45–65
- 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 9 6629 9448
- 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
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/transportes-reyna-bus-tickets
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- 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
- $15–45
- Website
- https://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
- $11–18
- 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
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