There are 7 ways to get from Iquique to Rio de Janeiro by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus to Diego Aracena International Airport, fly to Santos Dumont Airport
best- Take the bus from Iquique to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airportbus
- Fly from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane IQQ - SDU
14h 5mR$1,165–4,171Bus via Posadas
cheapest- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Busbus
- Take the bus from Calama to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Terminal de Ómnibus Posadasbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Rodoviário Posadas to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Riobus
2d 23hR$1,062–2,012Bus, train
- Take the bus from Iquique to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the train from Santa Cruz to Puerto Quijarrotrain
- Take the bus from Corumbá to Terminal Rodoviário de Campo Grandebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Campo Grande to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Riobus
2d 3hDrive 3,587.1 km
- Drive from Iquique to Rio de Janeirocar 3,587.1 km
47h 19mR$2,240–3,235Bus, bus to Diego Aracena International Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the bus from Iquique to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airportbus
- Fly from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane IQQ - GIG
12h 25mR$1,070–3,180Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane ANF - GIG
15h 58mR$1,259–3,972Bus
- Take the bus from Iquique to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal Barra Fundabus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda to Terminal Rodoviario de Jundiaibus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Jundiai to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Riobus
2d 9h
Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Iquique to Rio de Janeiro is to bus via Posadas which costs R$ 1000 - R$ 2100 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Iquique to Rio de Janeiro is to bus and fly which takes 12h 25m and costs R$ 1000 - R$ 3200.
No, there is no direct bus from Iquique to Rio de Janeiro. However, there are services departing from Iquique and arriving at Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio via Santa Cruz, Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda and Terminal Rodoviario de Jundiai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Iquique and Rio de Janeiro is 2950 km. The road distance is 3587.1 km.
The best way to get from Iquique to Rio de Janeiro without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 5m to get from Iquique to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
Iquique to Rio de Janeiro bus services, operated by Jet Nort Super Class, depart from Iquique station.
Iquique to Rio de Janeiro bus services, operated by Jet Nort Super Class, arrive at Santa Cruz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Iquique to Rio de Janeiro is 3587 km. It takes approximately 47h 19m to drive from Iquique to Rio de Janeiro.
There are 10006+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro.
What companies run services between Iquique, Chile and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
You can take a bus from Iquique to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio via Santa Cruz, Terminal Barra Funda, Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda, and Terminal Rodoviario de Jundiai in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Santiago, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,300–4,000
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–3,700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,400
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–5,500
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–4,400
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Concepcion, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–4,900
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,000–3,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–3,500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Santiago, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–4,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,100–3,700
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,200–4,400
- Phone
- (+591) 3 3387000
- info@fo.com.bo
- Website
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Train from Santa Cruz to Puerto Quijarro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$57
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$26
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$26
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$95–150
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- R$95–130
- Cama
- R$100–150
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$95–150
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- R$95–130
- Cama
- R$100–150
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$150–240
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- R$150–210
- Cama
- R$170–240
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$83–250
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- R$160–220
- Cama
- R$180–250
- contacto@sanantonioea.cl
- Website
- Transportes San Antonio
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$35–55
- Website
- Transportes San Antonio
- Road
- R$35–55
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$35–55
- Website
- Transportes San Antonio
- Road
- R$35–55
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- jetnort.superclass@gmail.com
- Website
- Jet Nort Super Class
Bus from Iquique to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Jet Nort Super Class
Bus from Iquique to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Jet Nort Super Class
- Phone
- +55 67 996 148 775
- sac@expressomatogrosso.com.br
- Website
- Expresso Mato Grosso
Bus from Corumbá to Terminal Rodoviário de Campo Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$140–230
- Schedules at
- Expresso Mato Grosso
- Phone
- 0800 433 2324
- atendimento@viacaonova.com.br
- Website
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Campo Grande to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$320–460
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda to Terminal Rodoviario de Jundiai
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$12–17
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Jundiai to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$100–150
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$100–170
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- R$100–170
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Balmaceda Pullman Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$100–180
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- R$100–180
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$60–120
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- R$60–80
- Cama
- R$80–120
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$70–190
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- R$160–190
- Semi Cama
- R$120–160
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Semi Cama
- R$70–100
- Cama
- R$95–130
- Premium
- R$290–350
- Website
- Kupos Expreso Sol del Norte
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$67
- Website
- Kupos Expreso Sol del Norte
- Phone
- +56 57 2 578086
- Busesnorteazul@gmail.com
- Website
- norteazul.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Phone
- +56 9 5869 8737
- Website
- Kupos Buses Horizonte
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$55–75
- Website
- Kupos Buses Horizonte
- Phone
- +56 2 2776 5544
- contacto@busesevans.cl
- Website
- Buses Evans
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Buses Evans
- Phone
- +56 9 8480 4504
- romabuses@gmail.com
- Website
- Roma Buses
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Roma Buses
- Phone
- +591 68922302
- atencionalcliente@lapreferidabus.com.bo
- Website
- La Preferida Bus
Bus from Santa Cruz to Terminal Barra Funda
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$1,266
- Schedules at
- La Preferida Bus
- Phone
- +55 0800 940 8090
- atendimento@roderotas.com
- Website
- roderotas.com
Bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda to Terminal Rodoviario de Jundiai
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$20–40
- Schedules at
- roderotas.com
- Book at
- roderotas.com
Bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda to Terminal Rodoviario de Jundiai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$29–40
- Schedules at
- guerinoseiscento.com.br
- Book at
- guerinoseiscento.com.br
- Phone
- +55 4004-9600
- Website
- viacaocometa.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda to Terminal Rodoviario de Jundiai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$23–50
- Schedules at
- viacaocometa.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocometa.com.br
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- sac-ouvidoria@viacaonordeste.com.br
- Website
- Quero Passagem - Viação Nordeste
Bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda to Terminal Rodoviario de Jundiai
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$22–35
- Website
- Quero Passagem - Viação Nordeste
- Website
- Clickbus - Viação Nordeste
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Calama to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R$120–367
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- R$150–220
- Semi bed
- R$120–170
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Terminal de Ómnibus Posadas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$310–550
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- R$310–440
- Cama
- R$380–550
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- meajuda@jblinternacional.com
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Terminal de Rodoviário Posadas to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$550–850
- Schedules at
- jblinternacional.com
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
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