There are 6 ways to get from Trujillo to Calama by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly to Calama Airport
best- Fly from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport (TRU) to Calama Airport (CJC)TRU - CJC
8h 12m$242–725Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Trujillo to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Take the train from Tacna to Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
45h 56m$66–92Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Drive from Tacna to El Roble / Dr. Amador Neghme
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
34h 34m$91–157Drive 2,375.8 km
- Drive from Trujillo to Calama2,375.8 km
31h 25m$358–516Fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Fly from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport (TRU) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)TRU - ANF
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
9h 18m$215–480Bus
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Lima
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
45h 30m$97–206
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 45h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Trujillo to Calama is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs $240 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Trujillo to Calama. However, there are services departing from Trujillo and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus via Lima 28 de Julio, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 30m.
The distance between Trujillo and Calama is 1954 km. The road distance is 2375.8 km.
The best way to get from Trujillo to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 45h 30m and costs $95 - $210.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Trujillo to Calama, including transfers.
Trujillo to Calama bus services, operated by Turismo Cautivo, depart from Trujillo station.
The best way to get from Trujillo to Calama is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs $240 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $95 - $210 and takes 45h 30m.
Trujillo to Calama bus services, operated by Turismo Cautivo, arrive at Lima station.
Calama is 2h ahead of Trujillo. It is currently 10:21 AM in Trujillo and 12:21 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) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trujillo to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus via Lima, Lima 28 de Julio, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 45h 30m.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–360
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–360
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Calama Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Capitán Fap Carlos Martínez De Pinillos International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- 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
- +56 9 7525 8175
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Frontera del Norte Calama
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $20–28
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $9–12
- Cama
- $12–19
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $16–20
- Cama
- $22–29
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
- +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 Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–64
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- 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
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