There are 5 ways to get from Tacna to Caldera by plane, train, 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
best- Fly from Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane ARI - CPO
8h 25m$135–395Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Calderabus Arica
20h 16m$36–91Train, bus via Tocopilla
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Tocopilla to Calderabus
16h 20m$39–113Drive 1,211.3 km
- Drive from Tacna to Calderacar 1,211.3 km
15h 14m$183–263Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus Aeroexpreso
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Calderabus Arica
23h 20m$43–86
Tacna to Caldera by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tacna to Caldera is to train and bus via Tocopilla which costs $35 - $120 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Tacna to Caldera is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $130 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Tacna to Caldera. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and arriving at Terminal Caldera via Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 20m.
The distance between Tacna and Caldera is 1064 km. The road distance is 1211.3 km.
The best way to get from Tacna to Caldera without a car is to train and bus via Tocopilla which takes 16h 20m and costs $35 - $120.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Tacna to Caldera, including transfers.
Tacna to Caldera bus services, operated by Aeroexpreso, depart from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría station.
The best way to get from Tacna to Caldera is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $130 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $40 - $90 and takes 23h 20m.
Tacna to Caldera bus services, operated by Aeroexpreso, arrive at Terminal Internacional Arica station.
Caldera is 2h ahead of Tacna. It is currently 4:48 AM in Tacna and 6:48 AM in Caldera.
What companies run services between Tacna, Peru and Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Caldera via Terminal Internacional Arica and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 23h 20m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–800
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $15–20
- Cama
- $22–28
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Tocopilla to Caldera
- Semi Cama
- $20–29
- Cama
- $29–40
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Caldera
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $45–70
- Premium
- $70–85
- Phone
- +51904244509
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–59
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
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Yes, the driving distance between Tacna to Caldera is 1211 km. It takes approximately 15h 14m to drive from Tacna to Caldera.
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