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 57m$121–371Train, bus via Tocopilla
cheapest- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Agencia Tocopilla - Turbus to Chañaralbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Chañaral Pullman Bus to Terminal Calderabus
17h 2m$45–130Drive 1,232.4 km
- Drive from Tacna to Calderacar 1,232.4 km
16h 27m$186–268Train, bus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Calderabus Arica
19h 31m$50–53Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Chañaralbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Chañaral Pullman Bus to Terminal Calderabus
22h 5m$63–134
Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tacna to Caldera is to train and bus which costs $50 - $54 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Tacna to Caldera is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs $120 - $380.
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 and Terminal Chañaral Pullman Bus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 5m.
The distance between Tacna and Caldera is 1064 km. The road distance is 1232.4 km.
The best way to get from Tacna to Caldera without a car is to train and bus via Tocopilla which takes 17h 2m and costs $45 - $130.
It takes approximately 8h 57m 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 57m and costs $120 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $60 - $140 and takes 22h 5m.
Tacna to Caldera bus services, operated by Aeroexpreso, arrive at Terminal Internacional Arica station.
Caldera is 2h ahead of Tacna. It is currently 12:07 AM in Tacna and 2:07 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) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Caldera via Terminal Internacional Arica, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Chañaral, and Terminal Chañaral Pullman Bus in around 22h 5m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chacalluta Arica Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Ferrocarril Tacna-Arica
- 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
- $14–26
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $14–18
- Cama
- $19–26
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Agencia Tocopilla - Turbus to Chañaral
- Semi Cama
- $16–23
- Cama
- $23–35
- Premium
- $55–70
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Chañaral Pullman Bus to Terminal Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $10–29
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $44–47
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $44–47
Bus from Terminal Chañaral Pullman Bus to Terminal Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $10–29
- Phone
- +51904244509
- atencionalcliente@aeroexpreso.com.pe
- 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
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Chañaral
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $50–75
- Cama
- $55–80
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