There are 7 ways to get from Recife to Calama by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Recife International Airport to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane REC - CJC
12h 35m$276–1,653Bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
3d 18h$454–520Drive 5,235.4 km
- Drive from Recife to Calamacar 5,235.4 km
2d 22h$646–933Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane JPA - CJC
16h 45m$476–1,583Fly Recife International Airport to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane REC - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
16h 10m$448–1,483Bus to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, fly to Calama Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Maceióbus
- Fly from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane MCZ - CJC
19h 49m$398–1,944Bus via Foz do Iguaçu
- Take the bus from Recife Bus Station to Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê to Terminal Rodoviário de Puerto Iguazúbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Puerto Iguazú to General Güemesbus
- Take the bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Saltabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Calamabus
4d 10h$382–755
Recife International Airport (REC) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Calama is to fly which costs $270 - $1,700 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Calama is to fly which takes 12h 35m and costs $270 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Recife to Calama. However, there are services departing from Recife - TIP and arriving at Terminal de Buses Calama via Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê, Terminal Barra Funda and Santa Cruz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 18h.
The distance between Recife and Calama is 3988 km. The road distance is 5235.4 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 18h and costs $450 - $550.
It takes approximately 12h 35m to get from Recife to Calama, including transfers.
Recife to Calama bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, depart from Recife - TIP station.
The best way to get from Recife to Calama is to fly which takes 12h 35m and costs $270 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $450 - $550 and takes 3 days 18h.
Recife to Calama bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, arrive at Tietê Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Recife to Calama is 5235 km. It takes approximately 2 days 22h to drive from Recife to Calama.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile flies from Recife International Airport (REC) to Calama Airport (CJC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal de Buses Calama via Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê, Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda, Terminal Barra Funda, and Santa Cruz in around 3d 18h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Calama Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Calama Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Calama Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Calama Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Calama Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Recife International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Calama Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Calama Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–205
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- $55–75
- Executivo
- $140–200
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–27
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- $35–36
- Executivo
- $6–10
Bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250
- Schedules at
- lapreferida.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- jetnort.superclass@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $58
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Executivo
- $40–60
- Leito
- $27–40
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
- 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
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- Phone
- 0800 009 7325
- sarc@realalagoas.com.br
- Website
- realalagoas.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–650
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Executivo
- $14–25
- Leito
- $16–650
- Convencional
- $17–25
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Executivo
- $16–22
- Leito
- $20–28
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Recife Bus Station to Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–370
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Convencional
- $170–250
- Executivo
- $210–280
- Leito
- $340–370
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- meajuda@jblinternacional.com
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Tietê to Terminal Rodoviário de Puerto Iguazú
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Puerto Iguazú to General Güemes
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $60–90
- Cama
- $70–110
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $9–14
- Cama
- $10–15
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- atencionalcliente@flechabus.com.ar
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $16–24
- Semi Cama
- $11–17
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- info@baluthermanos.com.ar
- Website
- balut.com.ar
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $9–14
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from General Güemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $2–4
- Semi Bed
- $3–6
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–78
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $35–55
- Semi bed
- $29–45
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–48
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–40
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