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How to get fromQuito to Calamaby car, plane, bus or helicopter

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There are 6 ways to get from Quito to Calama by car, plane, bus, or helicopter

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  1. Car, fly to Calama Airport

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    1. Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar car
    2. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane plane UIO - CJC
    13h 35m
    $260–743

  2. Bus #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacnabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus bus
    2d 23h
    $136–276

  3. Bus via Arequipa

    1. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopillabus bus
    6. Take the bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calamabus bus
    2d 8h
    $191–305

  4. Drive 3,565.1 km

    1. Drive from Quito to Calamacar car 3,565.1 km
    2d
    $440–635

  5. Car, fly to Antofagasta Airport, helicopter, bus

    1. Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar car
    2. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane plane UIO - ANF
    3. Take the helicopter from Antofagasta Airport to San Pedro de Atacama Airporthelicopter helicopter
    4. Take the bus from San Pedro de Atacama to Atacama 2000 Calamabus bus
    12h 24m
    $9,074–9,395

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacnabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calamabus bus
    2d 13h
    $178–295

Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration13h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$190Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Calama, Chile?

You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal de Buses Calama via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal de Buses Tocopilla, and Agencia Camus - Tocopilla in around 2d 8h.

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