There are 9 ways to get from Quito to Atacama Region by car, plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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Car, fly to Chamonate Airport, bus
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane UIO - CPO
- Take the bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Castherbus
12h 59m$350–1,030Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva 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 Copiapó - Turbusbus
3d 7h$125–264Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa 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 Copiapó - Turbusbus
2d 15h$198–346Drive 4,164.9 km
- Drive from Quito to Copiapócar 4,164.9 km
2d 8h$514–742Car, fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane UIO - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Chañaralbus
14h 30m$346–827Car, fly to La Florida Airport, shuttle, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane UIO - LSC
- Take a shuttle bus from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Take the bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipalbus
17h 14m$295–816Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Copiapó - Turbusbus
2d 20h$186–273Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio 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 Copiapó - Turbusbus
2d 20h$189–319Bus via Lima
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa 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 Copiapó - Pullman Busbus
3d 10h$153–252
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Atacama Region is to bus and train which costs $180 - $280 and takes 2 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Atacama Region is to car and fly and bus which takes 12h 59m and costs $350 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Atacama Region. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Terminal Copiapó - Turbus via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Quito and Atacama Region is 3219 km. The road distance is 4164.9 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Atacama Region without a car is to bus via Arequipa which takes 2 days 15h and costs $190 - $350.
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from Quito to Atacama Region, including transfers.
Quito to Atacama Region bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Atacama Region bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Atacama Region is 1h ahead of Quito. It is currently 8:33 PM in Quito and 9:33 PM in Atacama Region.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Atacama Region is 4165 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Quito to Atacama Region.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Atacama Region, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–390
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–390
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Guayaquil, Lima, Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- 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
- +56 52 221 8889
- contacto@casther.cl
- Website
- casther.cl
Bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- casther.cl
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- 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
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- 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
- +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
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $50–70
- Premium
- $70–85
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Semi Cama
- $11–16
- Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 (53) 262 7651 / (55) 221 5347 / 9 7436 7221
- atencioncliente@cormarbus.cl
- Website
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Antofagasta to Chañaral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- tripturchile@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $62
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- expresocosterocoquimbo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $4
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $9–12
- Cama
- $12–19
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $26–35
- Cama
- $29–40
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- hola@andimar.cl
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–9
- Cama
- $6–12
- Phone
- +56 512 669924
- gerencia@serenamar.cl
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- busesserenamar.cl
- Phone
- +56 2 3304 8632 / 2 2596 1100
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- expresonorte.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- expresonorte.cl
- 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
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–58
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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