Travel to Calama
Every way to reach Calama: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Calama is reachable from 5 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 4 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €31.41 and the fastest takes 3h 51m door to door. The nearest origin is 201 km away.
How people reach Calama
Every mode that actually calls at Calama, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 10 | €31.41 | 3h 51m | 1,646 km | 4 |
- 5Places you can arrive from
- 5Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
The flight gets you into Calama. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Calama
Sort by distance from Buses Terminal Calama and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 4 | 40% | Antofagasta, 201 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 4 | 40% | La Serena, 860 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 2 | 20% | Concepción, 1646 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Calama that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 10 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Calama
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Calama
- Buses Terminal Calama
- Terminal de Buses Calama
- CJC
CJC is not in Calama, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

Getting from CJC into Calama
Settled in advance, so the ride into Calama costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Calama
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antofagasta to Calama flight | €31.41 | 3h 51m | 201 km |
| Copiapó to Calama flight | €89.23 | 4h 25m | 564 km |
| La Serena to Calama flight | €93.95 | 4h 43m | 860 km |
| Santiago to Calama flight | €128.17 | 5h 11m | 1,235 km |
| Concepción to Calama flight | €175.37 | 5h 43m | 1,646 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Calama well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Where to leave your bags in Calama
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Calama on StasherOr try Bounce
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Popular trips to Calama
Common questions about Travel to Calama
How can I get to Calama?
Calama is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 5 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 4 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Calama?
The cheapest way into Calama is by Flight, from €31.41 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 5 origins we sell into Calama over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Calama?
The fastest journey into Calama is by Flight, at 3h 51m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 201 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Calama have?
Calama has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are CJC. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Calama in Chile?
Calama connects to 5 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 1,646 km away in a straight line. Chile routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Chile
The wider region
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Calama is somebody else's catalog.

Things to do in Calama
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Calama, with free cancellation on most of it.
See Calama on CivitatisOr browse GetYourGuide
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Plan a trip from here
Tell Ori how long you have and it will chain real legs out of this city, priced and timed.