There are 9 ways to get from Valdivia to Calama by plane, bus, car, bus (Flixbus), or train
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Fly from Pichoy Airport
best- Fly from Pichoy Airport (ZAL) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane ZAL - CJC
7h 12m$89–289Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Balmaceda Turbusbus Santiago Alameda / ...
31h 55m$47–208Drive 2,350.6 km
- Drive from Valdivia to Calamacar 2,350.6 km
26h 1m$290–419Bus to Osorno, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Osornobus
- Fly from Osorno (ZOS) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane ZOS - CJC
8h 13m$106–400Bus to La Araucanía International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Cruce Freirebus
- Fly from La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane ZCO - CJC
9h 15m$99–290Bus to El Tepual International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Fly from El Tepual International Airport (PMC) to Calama Airport (CJC)plane PMC - CJC
9h 48m$111–284Bus via Calama (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Valdivia to Santiagobus FlixBus CL022
- Take the bus from Santiago to Calamabus FlixBus CL072 / ...
33h 15m$216–352Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal María Teresabus
- Take the train from Chillán to Estacion Central Alamedatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Calamabus
34h 19m$68–161Bus via Paillaco
- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Paillacobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Paillaco to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Batuco to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChilebus
34h 38m$67–118
Valdivia to Calama by bus (Flixbus)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valdivia to Calama is to bus via Paillaco which costs $65 - $120 and takes 34h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Valdivia to Calama is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $85 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Valdivia to Calama. However, there are services departing from Terminal Valdivia and arriving at Terminal Balmaceda Turbus via Terminal Alameda - Turbus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 55m.
The distance between Valdivia and Calama is 1982 km. The road distance is 2350.6 km.
The best way to get from Valdivia to Calama without a car is to bus which takes 31h 55m and costs $45 - $210.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Valdivia to Calama, including transfers.
Valdivia to Calama bus services, operated by TranSantin, depart from Terminal Valdivia station.
The best way to get from Valdivia to Calama is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $85 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $45 - $210 and takes 31h 55m.
Valdivia to Calama bus services, operated by TranSantin, arrive at Terminal Sur de Santiago station.
Yes, the driving distance between Valdivia to Calama is 2351 km. It takes approximately 26h 1m to drive from Valdivia to Calama.
What companies run services between Valdivia, Chile and Calama, Chile?
LATAM Chile, Sky Airline, and JetSMART fly from Pichoy Airport (ZAL) to Calama Airport (CJC) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Balmaceda Turbus via Terminal Sur de Santiago and Terminal Alameda - Turbus in around 31h 55m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Pichoy Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Pichoy Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Osorno to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Osorno to Calama Airport via Santiago, Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from La Araucanía International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Friday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Pichoy Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
Flights from Osorno to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Osorno to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from La Araucanía International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from La Araucanía International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Pichoy Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from La Araucanía International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from La Araucanía International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago, La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Calama Airport via Concepcion
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Calama Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Phone
- +56 22 585 5000
- contacto@trencentral.cl
- Website
- efe.cl
Train from Chillán to Estacion Central Alameda
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- TranSantin
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- TranSantin
- Road
- $21–26
- Phone
- 56 2 3277 9759
- informaciones@narbus.cl
- Website
- narbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $40–65
- Semi bed
- $35–50
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $5–8
- Semi bed
- $4–7
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
Bus from Terminal de Buses Paillaco to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- Phone
- +56 63 - 2278532
- busesgama@gmail.com
- Website
- Kupos Gama BUs
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- Kupos Gama BUs
- Phone
- +56 65 225 3133
- Website
- Via-Tur
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–130
- Schedules at
- Via-Tur
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Balmaceda Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $60–85
- Premium
- $65–85
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Osorno
- Semi Cama
- $9–13
- Cama
- $9–13
- Premium
- $55–70
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Cruce Freire
- Semi Cama
- $9–14
- Cama
- $10–14
- Premium
- $55–70
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal María Teresa
- Semi Cama
- $15–22
- Cama
- $21–28
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 9 9550 1595
- Busescaulle@hotmail.com
- Website
- Buses Caulle
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Buses Caulle
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Paillaco
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Buses Caulle
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- ETM
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Schedules at
- ETM
- atencion.clientesjac@jac.cl
- Website
- Jac
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- Jac
- Semi Cama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $6–9
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
- Phone
- +56 63 221 8609
- busespirehueico@gmail.com
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Osorno
- Road
- $3–6
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Paillaco
- Road
- $2–4
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- Kupos Bus Norte
- Cama
- $10–12
- Website
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Valdivia to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Santiago to Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Calama
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $60–70
- Semi Cama
- $50–70
- Phone
- +56 9 6500 5455
- cordillerasurturismo@gmail.com
- Website
- Cordillera Travel
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Paillaco
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- Cordillera Travel
- Phone
- +56 63 248 1279
- Website
- Buses Futrono
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Paillaco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- Buses Futrono
- Road
- $1–2
- Phone
- +56 9 8139 8922
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Paillaco
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- Kupos Buses Angulo
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Paillaco
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kupos Buses Angulo
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Batuco to Terminal Balmaceda Ciktur PlussChile
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–54
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $49–54
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