There are 4 ways to get from Salta to Calama by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to CalamaSalta
11h 15m$29–65Drive 611.9 km
- Drive from Salta to Calama611.9 km
9h 44m$76–109Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport
- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Calama Airport (CJC)SLA - CJC
10h 44m$208–476Bus to Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Perico
- Fly from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport (JUJ) to Calama Airport (CJC)JUJ - CJC
12h 14m$242–829
Salta to Calama by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salta to Calama is to bus which costs $29 - $65 and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Salta to Calama is to drive which takes 9h 44m and costs $75 - $110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal de Salta and arriving at Calama. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 11h 15m.
The distance between Salta and Calama is 670 km. The road distance is 611.9 km.
The best way to get from Salta to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 11h 15m and costs $29 - $65.
The bus from Terminal de Salta to Calama takes 11h 15m including transfers and departs six times a week.
Salta to Calama bus services, operated by Andesmar, depart from Terminal de Salta station.
The best way to get from Salta to Calama is to bus which takes 11h 15m and costs $29 - $65. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $200 - $480 and takes 10h 44m.
Salta to Calama bus services, operated by Andesmar, arrive at Calama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salta to Calama is 612 km. It takes approximately 9h 44m to drive from Salta to Calama.
What companies run services between Salta, Argentina and Calama, Chile?
Andesmar operates a bus from Terminal de Salta to Calama 6 times a week. Tickets cost $29–63 and the journey takes 11h 15m. Pullman Bus also services this route 3 times a week. Alternatively, Aerolíneas Argentinas, LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Calama Airport (CJC) twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Calama Airport via Cordoba, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–460
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Calama Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Calama Airport via Ezeiza, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to Calama Airport via Cordoba, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport to Calama Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Calama Airport via Mendoza, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Calama Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Calama Airport via Ezeiza, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–63
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $35–55
- Semi bed
- $29–40
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Perico
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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
- $30–48
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–40
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