There are 7 ways to get from Quito to Copiapó by car, plane, bus, or train
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Car, fly to Chamonate Airport, bus
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)UIO - CPO
- Take the bus from Plaza Las Américas to Terminal Casther
14h 26m$295–849Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terrapuerto Atacama
3d 8h$131–255Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Drive from Tacna to El Roble / Dr. Amador Neghme
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terrapuerto Atacama
2d 17h$200–298Drive 4,165.1 km
- Drive from Quito to Copiapó4,165.1 km
2d 8h$514–742Car, fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)UIO - ANF
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
16h 41m$289–623Car, fly to La Florida Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to La Florida Airport (LSC)UIO - LSC
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
19h 27m$314–837Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Take the train from Tacna to Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus
3d 2h$194–231
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Copiapó is to bus and train which costs $190 - $240 and takes 3 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Copiapó is to car and fly and bus which takes 14h 26m and costs $290 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Copiapó. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Terrapuerto Atacama via Lima Terminal Excluciva, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between Quito and Copiapó is 3266 km. The road distance is 4165.1 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Copiapó without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 2h and costs $190 - $240.
It takes approximately 14h 26m to get from Quito to Copiapó, including transfers.
Quito to Copiapó bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Copiapó bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Lima Javier Prado station.
Copiapó is 2h ahead of Quito. It is currently 7:10 AM in Quito and 9:10 AM in Copiapó.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Copiapó is 4165 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Quito to Copiapó.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Copiapó, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terrapuerto Atacama via Lima Javier Prado, Lima Terminal Excluciva, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 3d 8h.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–490
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–490
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- contacto@casther.cl
- Website
- casther.cl
Bus from Plaza Las Américas to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://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
- 27h 13m
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- 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
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- 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
- +56 9 3379 8168
- contacto@transportestransmat.cl
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terrapuerto Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–40
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $16–24
- Cama
- $23–35
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $13–19
- Cama
- $18–26
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $27–35
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $24–35
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $15–21
- Cama
- $25–40
- Phone
- +56 51 231 2422
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-via-elqui
- Road
- $3–4
- Phone
- +56 51 221 5300
- atencionalcliente@romani.cl
- Website
- busesromani.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Vicuña to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Schedules at
- condorbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $8–14
- Cama
- $18–21
- Phone
- +56 2 3304 8632 / 2 2596 1100
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- expresonorte.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- expresonorte.cl
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–32
- Website
- https://www.tacnainternacional.com.pe/
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- 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
- +51904244509
- 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
- +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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