The most express and quick way to get to Calama is by air. For that reason we want to recommend the following aérolineas, which are the most consulted for this journey:
– LATAM
– SKY airline
– Jet Smart
If you need more information, click on the name of the airline or call us +56 55 2851 1055
From the airport you must take a taxi (CLP $ 5,000.-) that will take you to the bus terminal. There you can buy tickets for the transfer to San Pedro de Atacama. The trip should take you about 15 minutes.
Here you can find more information about transfers:
– www.sanpedrochile.com
– www.sanpedroatacama.com
The information provided is the sole responsibility of the companies. The House of Don Tomas only facilitates it as an additional service.
This information can be very useful if you want to travel by bus:
BORDER BUSES:
Travel time / – 2 hours
Calama: Antofagasta Street # 2046 Telephone: +56 55 – 2 82 88 28
San Pedro de Atacama: Licancábur Street s/n Costado Cancha
Address Calama-San Pedro: Price CH$ 2500 per person
Monday to Sunday, including holidays
8:30 12:00 13:45 16:00 18:00 20:30
Adress San Pedro-Calama: Price CH$ 2.500 per person
Monday to Sunday including holidays, 8.00 9.30 12.00 16.00 18.45 20.00
BUSES INTERTRANS:
Travel time /- 2 hours
www.intertrans.cl Email: contacto@intertrans.cl
Calama: Antofagasta Street # 2239 Tel. Cell: 96228034 – 95237078 – 79986704
San Pedro de Atacama: Licancábur Street s/n Costado Cancha
Tel. Celular: 9 523 7030 – 96228034
Address Calama-San Pedro: Price CH$ 2500 per person
Monday to Sunday, including holidays
Monday to Saturday 7:30 9:30 11:00 12:30 15:00 17:30 19:00 19:45
20:30 Hrs. Sunday
Address San Pedro-Calama: Price CH$ 2.500 per person
Monday to Saturday, 7:30 9:15 10:00 11:30 15:00 17:15 19:15
19:30 – 19:45 Hrs. Sunday
BUSES ATACAMA 2000:
Travel time /- 2 hours
Calama: Antofagasta Street corner Abaroa Street Telephone 55- 316664
San Pedro de Atacama: Licancábur Street s/n Costado Cancha Telephone 55- 851501
Address Calama-San Pedro: Price CH$ 2500 per person
Monday to Sunday, including holidays
8:15 13:30 18:00
Address San Pedro-Calama: Price CH$ 2.000 per person
8:00 14:00 18:15
Tickets reservations are not accepted
BUSES TUR BUS:
Travel time: /- 1 ½ hour
www.turbus.cl
Calama: Terminal Calama Tel.: 56-55-316699
San Pedro: Licancábur Street corner Calama, Tel. 55- 851549.
Address Calama-San Pedro: Price CH$ 2500 per person
Monday to Sunday and holidays 7:15 8:00 10:15 15:00 16:35 19:05 21:20 22:00
Address San Pedro-Calama: Price CH$ 2500 per person
Monday to Friday:7:30 8:10 10:30 13:00 14:20 16:46 17:50 19:30 20:25 23:45
Saturday- Sunday- Holiday: 7:30 8:10 10:30 13:00 14:20 16:46 17:50 19:30 20:25 23:45
Tickets reservations are not accepted
THIS INFORMATION IS THE EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUS COMPANIES, AND “THE HOUSE OF DON TOMAS”, ONLY THE DELIVERY AS A SERVICE TO THEIR CLIENTS.
Discover San Pedro on horseback.
Rancho Cactus, specialist and pioneer in equestrian tourism, offers excursions that last from two hours to 2 days. The cavalcades are apt as much for expert riders as for beginners.
They are excursions, guided by specialists, that reveal the fascinating stories and mythology of this ancenstral land.
For more information go to www.rancho-cactus.cl or call us +56 55 2851 1055
If you have between 3 and 5 days to get to San Pedro de Atacama, we leave you an itinerary with full tours per day. CHECK HERE.
As it is a high desert area, with high solar luminosity, you have to take several precautions, in order to enjoy your walks:
- The city of San Pedro is at an altitude of / – 2,400 above sea level. Your excursions will be around this altitude and up to 4,300 meters above sea level (Tatio and Altiplanic Lagoons).
- Drink plenty of fluids, hopefully water, regardless of the sensation of thirst.
- Each person knows better than anyone the sensitivity of their skin to exposure to sunlight, but it is highly recommended to always carry a sunscreen of skin and lips, which provide the level of protection necessary to your skin.
- Good sunglasses for eye protection. A good hat is imperative.
- The summer temperatures, are of heat in the day, an average maximum of 30 ° Celsius, and of 14 ° Celsius at night. In winter, the average maximum is about 20 ° Celsius, and at night it can go down to temperatures below 0 ° Celsius. In the high walks, particularly the Geysers del Tatio, always in the early morning, the temperatures are below zero degrees Celsius. Therefore, warm clothing has to be designed to cover this broad spectrum. The best thing of all is to use the “onion” technique, several layers and none very thick (the ideal is to use a windbreaker, a “fleece” or “polar” vest, and under them the normal clothes. and for tall rides, cotton underwear helps a lot.
- A good pair of walking shoes, ideally boots or boots, and if you can, a pair of light shoes to walk in the village and rest.
- Take a bath trade to visit the Geysers and the Puritama Hot Springs.
- The relative humidity of the air is always very low. If your skin is sensitive to this condition, bring moisturizing creams with you.