There are 6 ways to get from Recife to Calama by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Recife International Airport to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane REC - CJC
13h 9m$356–1,119Bus via Foz do Iguaçu
cheapest- Take the bus from Recife Bus Station to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário de Puerto Iguazúbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Puerto Iguazú to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Saltabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Calamabus
4d 9h$353–624Bus
- 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$519–656Drive 5,235.7 km
- Drive from Recife to Calamacar 5,235.7 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 58m$455–1,357Fly 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 46m$447–1,349
Recife International Airport (REC) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Calama is to bus via Foz do Iguaçu which costs $350 - $650 and takes 4 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Calama is to fly which takes 13h 9m and costs $350 - $1,200.
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 Intermunicipal, 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 5235.7 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 18h and costs $500 - $700.
It takes approximately 13h 9m 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 13h 9m and costs $350 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $700 and takes 3 days 18h.
Recife to Calama bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, arrive at Tietê Bus Terminal station.
Calama is 1h behind Recife. It is currently 9:07 PM in Recife and 8:07 PM in Calama.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile flies from Recife International Airport (REC) to Calama Airport (CJC) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal de Buses Calama via Tietê Bus Terminal, Intermunicipal, Terminal Barra Funda Lado Sul Plat. C, 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
- 10h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Calama Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Calama Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Calama Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Calama Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Calama Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–350
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
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
- $10–14
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.br/
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- 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 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Recife Bus Station to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- meajuda@jblinternacional.com
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Terminal Rodoviário de Puerto Iguazú
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- 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 Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $55–85
- Cama
- $65–100
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes 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
- $9–13
- Cama
- $9–15
- Phone
- +54 387 413 8191
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- atencionalcliente@flechabus.com.ar
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $16–23
- Semi Cama
- $11–17
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- info@baluthermanos.com.ar
- Website
- balut.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes 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 Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $2–4
- Bed
- $2–5
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–75
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $35–50
- Semi bed
- $28–40
- 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
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–40
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