There are 9 ways to get from Puno to Caldera by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
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 Tocopilla to Calderabus
24h 7m$49–123Bus
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 Calderabus
28h 40m$43–120Drive 1,569.5 km
- Drive from Puno to Calderacar 1,569.5 km
21h 19m$236–341Fly Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Chamonate Airport
- Fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane JUL - CPO
15h 35m$340–980Bus via Terminal Caldera
- 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 Calderabus
30h 50m$49–100Bus, bus to Chacalluta Arica Airport, fly to Chamonate 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 Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane ARI - CPO
16h 28m$143–329Bus to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, fly to Chamonate Airport
- Take the bus from Puno to Cusco Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane CUZ - CPO
14h 25m$224–727Bus to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, fly to Chamonate Airport
- Take the bus from Puno to Arequipabus
- Fly from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane AQP - CPO
18h 56m$202–701Fly 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 Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Calderabus
17h 11m$415–828
Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puno to Caldera is to bus and train which costs $45 - $130 and takes 24h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Puno to Caldera is to bus and fly which takes 14h 25m and costs $220 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Puno to Caldera. However, there are services departing from Puno and arriving at Caldera via Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 40m.
The distance between Puno and Caldera is 1613 km. The road distance is 1569.5 km.
The best way to get from Puno to Caldera without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 7m and costs $45 - $130.
It takes approximately 24h 7m to get from Puno to Caldera, including transfers.
Puno to Caldera bus services, operated by Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza, depart from Puno station.
The best way to get from Puno to Caldera is to fly which takes 15h 35m and costs $340 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $40 - $120 and takes 28h 40m.
Puno to Caldera bus services, operated by Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza, arrive at Tacna station.
Caldera is 2h ahead of Puno. It is currently 12:12 PM in Puno and 2:12 PM in Caldera.
What companies run services between Puno, Peru and Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile?
Sky Airline and LATAM Chile fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Puno to Caldera via Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 28h 40m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Antofagasta Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Mendoza, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Antofagasta Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–240
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- 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
- $14–27
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $21–27
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Tocopilla to Caldera
- Semi Cama
- $19–27
- Cama
- $28–40
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Caldera
- Semi Cama
- $29–45
- Cama
- $45–70
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Caldera
- Semi Cama
- $16–23
- Cama
- $22–30
- Premium
- $60–75
- 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
- $3–25
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Arica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–24
- 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 Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–56
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–50
- Phone
- +51 989 990 918
- contacto@zolorzano.com.pe
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Cusco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–28
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- zolorzano.com.pe
- 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://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
- $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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