There are 7 ways to get from Salta to Atacama Region by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus via Calama
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Calamabus Salta
- Take the bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Copiapóbus Calama
20h 55m$61–132Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus Salta
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Copiapó - Turbusbus Arica / ...
22h 40m$51–158Drive 1,103 km
- Drive from Salta to Copiapócar 1,103 km
16h 32m$136–197Fly Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Chamonate Airport, bus
- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane SLA - CPO
- Take the bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Castherbus
12h 39m$253–729Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus Salta
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terrapuerto Atacamabus Arica
23h 35m$69–138Bus to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport, fly to Chamonate Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Pericobus
- Fly from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport (JUJ) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane JUJ - CPO
- Take the bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Castherbus
13h 25m$294–968Fly Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to La Florida Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane SLA - LSC
- Take a shuttle bus from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Take the bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipalbus
16h 11m$274–726
Salta to Atacama Region by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salta to Atacama Region is to bus which costs $50 - $160 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Salta to Atacama Region is to fly and bus which takes 12h 39m and costs $250 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Salta to Atacama Region. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Salta and arriving at Copiapó via Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 55m.
The distance between Salta and Atacama Region is 1389 km. The road distance is 1103 km.
The best way to get from Salta to Atacama Region without a car is to bus via Calama which takes 20h 55m and costs $60 - $140.
It takes approximately 20h 55m to get from Salta to Atacama Region, including transfers.
Salta to Atacama Region bus services, operated by Andesmar, depart from Terminal de Salta station.
Salta to Atacama Region bus services, operated by Andesmar, arrive at Calama station.
Atacama Region is 1h behind Salta. It is currently 5:38 AM in Salta and 4:38 AM in Atacama Region.
Yes, the driving distance between Salta to Atacama Region is 1103 km. It takes approximately 16h 32m to drive from Salta to Atacama Region.
What companies run services between Salta, Argentina and Atacama Region, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Salta to Copiapó via Calama and Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile in around 20h 55m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Cordoba, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Neuquen, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Cordoba, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Cordoba, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to La Florida Airport via Cordoba, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to La Florida Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Mendoza, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to La Florida Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to La Florida Airport via Mendoza, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to La Florida Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- 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
- $30–78
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $35–55
- Semi bed
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Perico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $5–8
- Semi bed
- $4–6
- 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
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–78
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $28–40
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile to Copiapó
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $35–50
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Copiapó - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $30–45
- Semi Cama
- $25–35
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- contacto@casther.cl
- Website
- casther.cl
Bus from Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- casther.cl
- 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
- $17–24
- Cama
- $24–35
- Premium
- $60–80
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Semi Cama
- $11–16
- Cama
- $12–17
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terrapuerto Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $26–35
- Cama
- $29–40
- tripturchile@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from La Serena Airport to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $62
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- expresocosterocoquimbo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tongoy to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $4
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $9–12
- Cama
- $12–19
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- hola@andimar.cl
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–9
- Cama
- $6–12
- Phone
- +56 512 669924
- gerencia@serenamar.cl
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- busesserenamar.cl
- Phone
- +56 2 3304 8632 / 2 2596 1100
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- expresonorte.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal de Buses Municipal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- expresonorte.cl
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