There are 7 ways to get from Talca to Iquique by train, plane, 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.
Train to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Talca to Estacion Central Alamedatrain
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)plane SCL - IQQ
- Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquiquebus
9h 16m$79–254Train, bus via Santiago
cheapest- Take the train from Talca to Estacion Central Alamedatrain Chillán
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Rodovario de Iquiquebus Santiago- Iquique / ...
28h 17m$37–113Train, bus
- Take the train from Talca to Estacion Central Alamedatrain Chillán
- Take the bus from Santiago to Iquiquebus FlixBus CL071
28h 5m$42–73Drive 1,985.6 km
- Drive from Talca to Iquiquecar 1,985.6 km
23h 48m$245–354Bus to Carriel Sur International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Talca to Concepciónbus
- Fly from Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)plane CCP - IQQ
- Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquiquebus
10h 34m$100–534Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus Puerto Montt
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Esmeralda - Turbusbus Santiago
28h 10m$53–184Bus via Llaillay
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Peaje Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Peaje Las Vegas to Rodovario de Iquiquebus
29h 41m$51–122
Talca to Iquique by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Talca to Iquique is to train and bus via Santiago which costs $35 - $120 and takes 28h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Talca to Iquique is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 16m and costs $75 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Talca to Iquique. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli and arriving at Terminal Esmeralda - Turbus via Terminal Alameda - Turbus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 10m.
The distance between Talca and Iquique is 1853 km. The road distance is 1985.6 km.
The best way to get from Talca to Iquique without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 5m and costs $40 - $75.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Talca to Iquique, including transfers.
Talca to Iquique bus services, operated by Turbus, depart from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli station.
Talca to Iquique bus services, operated by Turbus, arrive at Terminal Alameda - Turbus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Talca to Iquique is 1986 km. It takes approximately 23h 48m to drive from Talca to Iquique.
There are 356+ hotels available in Iquique.
What companies run services between Talca, Chile and Iquique, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Esmeralda - Turbus via Terminal Alameda - Turbus in around 28h 10m.
Airlines
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–230
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Train operators
- Phone
- +56 22 585 5000
- contacto@trencentral.cl
- Website
- efe.cl
Train from Talca to Estacion Central Alameda
Bus operators
Bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6
- paraisodelnortepica@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $4–5
- Phone
- +56 57 274 1309
- contacto@santaangela.cl
- Website
- santaangela.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- santaangela.cl
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Santiago to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Phone
- +56967538284
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Santiago to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $68
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 71 221 1010
- contacto@tpl.cl
- Website
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
Bus from Talca to Concepción
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $12–18
- Cama
- $14–25
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Esmeralda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $40–60
- Cama
- $65–110
- Premium
- $70–90
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $40–60
- Cama
- $65–110
- Premium
- $70–90
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–68
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $35–50
- Cama
- $58–62
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Peaje Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $7–10
- Cama
- $9–17
Bus from Peaje Las Vegas to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $35–50
- Cama
- $55–59
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $40–50
- Salón Cama
- $50–65
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $50–60
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- consultas@ramoscholele.cl
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–56
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $35–55
- Salón cama
- $51–56
- Phone
- +56 9 9095 3182
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- hola@andimar.cl
- Website
- andimar.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- andimar.cl
- Semi Cama
- $40–50
- Cama
- $50–95
Bus from Peaje Las Vegas to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Schedules at
- andimar.cl
- Semi Cama
- $40–50
- Cama
- $45–90
- Phone
- +56 73 263 3670
- contacto@linatal.cl
- Website
- linatal.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- linatal.cl
- Cama
- $11–15
- Semi Cama
- $9–10
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