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
13h 29m$266–359Bus
- 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$508–594Drive 5,230.3 km
- Drive from Recife to Calamacar 5,230.3 km
2d 22h$645–932Bus 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 51m$495–1,559Fly 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
18h 19m$508–1,550Bus 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 48m$406–1,251Bus 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 9h$378–680
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 $260 - $360 and takes 13h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Calama is to fly which takes 13h 29m and costs $260 - $360.
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 5230.3 km.
The best way to get from Recife to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 18h and costs $500 - $600.
It takes approximately 13h 29m 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 29m and costs $260 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $600 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 3:55 PM in Recife and 2:55 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 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
- 10h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Calama Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Calama Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Calama Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Calama Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Calama Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Recife International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Calama Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Calama Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- 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
- $9–28
- 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
- $9–14
- 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
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- 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
- $9–26
- 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
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
- 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
- $190–310
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
- 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
- $95–150
- 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
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $9–14
- Cama
- $10–16
- 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
- $17–24
- Semi Cama
- $12–18
- 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
- $10–14
- 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
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–79
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $35–55
- Semi bed
- $30–45
- 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
- $30–82
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–40
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