There are 7 ways to get from Trujillo to Calama by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport (TRU) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane TRU - CJC
9h 20m$222–675Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Trujillo to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChilebus
44h 56m$66–93Bus via Tocopilla
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
38h 37m$94–186Drive 2,375.6 km
- Drive from Trujillo to Calamacar 2,375.6 km
31h 28m$358–516Fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport (TRU) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane TRU - ANF
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
8h 27m$254–496Bus
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calamabus
39h 5m$86–171Bus #2
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Limabus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
45h 30m$97–201
Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport (TRU) to Calama Airport (CJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trujillo to Calama is to bus and train which costs $65 - $95 and takes 44h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Trujillo to Calama is to fly and bus which takes 8h 27m and costs $250 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Trujillo to Calama. However, there are services departing from Trujillo and arriving at Terminal de Buses Calama via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica and Agencia Camus - Tocopilla. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 37m.
The distance between Trujillo and Calama is 1954 km. The road distance is 2375.6 km.
The best way to get from Trujillo to Calama without a car is to bus via Tocopilla which takes 38h 37m and costs $90 - $190.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Trujillo to Calama, including transfers.
Trujillo to Calama bus services, operated by Expreso Interprovincial Dorado, depart from Trujillo station.
The best way to get from Trujillo to Calama is to fly which takes 9h 20m and costs $220 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus via Tocopilla, which costs $90 - $190 and takes 38h 37m.
Trujillo to Calama bus services, operated by Expreso Interprovincial Dorado, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Calama is 2h ahead of Trujillo. It is currently 5:53 PM in Trujillo and 7:53 PM in Calama.
What companies run services between Trujillo, Peru and Calama, Chile?
JetSMART, LATAM Chile, and Sky Airline fly from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport (TRU) to Calama Airport (CJC) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trujillo to Terminal de Buses Calama via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal de Buses Tocopilla, and Agencia Camus - Tocopilla in around 38h 37m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- 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
Bus from Trujillo to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- expresodorado.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- informes@transportesmoquegua.com.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- 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 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
- $14–28
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $15–20
- Cama
- $21–28
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $16–21
- Cama
- $23–30
Bus from Agencia Camus - Tocopilla to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 (53) 262 7651 / (55) 221 5347 / 9 7436 7221
- atencioncliente@cormarbus.cl
- Website
- cormarbus.cl
Bus from Antofagasta to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Schedules at
- cormarbus.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
- Semi-cama
- $15–23
- Phone
- +51 946 111 122
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Trujillo to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- americaexpress.com.pe
- Book at
- facebook.com
- America Express
- $16–23
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–32
- Website
- https://www.tacnainternacional.com.pe/
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
Bus from Trujillo to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/bus-schedule/turismo-cautivo
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
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