There are 9 ways to get from Cartagena to Punta Arenas by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane CTG - PUQ
15h 47m$350–1,100Fly to Porvenir, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Porvenir (WPR)plane CTG - WPR
- Take the carferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenascarferry
21h 4m$324–1,180Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Oliviabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia to Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barriabus
6d 18h$593–865Drive 9,570.2 km
- Drive from Cartagena to Punta Arenascar 9,570.2 km
5d 10h$1,180–1,705Fly to Puerto Natales, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane CTG - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
17h 22m$534–1,487Fly to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL)plane CTG - RGL
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barriabus
22h 59m$410–1,380Bus via Lima
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barriabus
7d 4h$618–985Bus via Bariloche
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Bariloche Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barriabus
7d 18h$700–1,038Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natalesferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Bus-Surbus
8d 20h$835–1,540
Cartagena (CTG) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Punta Arenas is to fly which costs $350 - $1,100 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 15h 47m and costs $350 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Punta Arenas. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena and arriving at Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria via Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 18h.
The distance between Cartagena and Punta Arenas is 7101 km. The road distance is 9570.2 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Punta Arenas without a car is to bus which takes 6 days 18h and costs $550 - $900.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Cartagena to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Cartagena to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, depart from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena station.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 15h 47m and costs $350 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $550 - $900 and takes 6 days 18h.
Cartagena to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, arrive at Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla station.
Punta Arenas is 2h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 5:33 PM in Cartagena and 7:33 PM in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Punta Arenas, Chile?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. and LATAM Chile fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria via Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia, and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos in around 6d 18h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Natales via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Natales via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cartagena to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- dapairline.com
Flights from Cartagena to Porvenir via Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Cartagena to Porvenir via Lima, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Porvenir via Bogota, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Porvenir via Panama City, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Cartagena to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cartagena to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Panama City, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Cartagena to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Bogota, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cartagena to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Lima, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Natales via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $65–90
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $390–470
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Cúcuta to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $460–600
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Cúcuta to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–500
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $100–150
- Semi bed
- $80–120
- Phone
- +54 297 499 1930
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa Sportman
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia to Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Sportman
- Cama
- $45–55
- Semicama
- $40–50
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia to Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $40–60
- Bed
- $50–75
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–193
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $100–140
- Bed
- $110–170
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia to Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $50–60
- Cama
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $190–220
- Cama
- $250–300
- Phone
- +56 61 263 9157
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Fernández
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- Buses Fernández
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–65
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–65
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–65
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–314
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $130–190
- Cama
- $160–240
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viabariloche.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Bariloche Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–142
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $75–110
- Cama
- $95–140
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Bariloche Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $75–110
- Bed
- $85–130
- Phone
- 0810-222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nueva Chevallier
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Bariloche Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Nueva Chevallier
- Bed
- $100–150
- Semi Bed
- $80–120
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32–43
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $39–43
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- [email protected]
- Website
- bussur.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Bus-Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $19–28
- Phone
- +56 61 272 8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transbordadora Austral Broom
Car ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–60
- Schedules at
- Transbordadora Austral Broom
- Foreigner
- $45–60
- Local Resident
- $8–10
- Chilean
- $15–19
- Regular passenger
- $13
- Senior passenger
- $10
- Children less than 6 years
- $0
- Phone
- +56 9 8521 3620
- [email protected]
- Website
- Navimag
Ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $330–890
- Website
- Navimag
- Cabin AA
- $700
- Cabin A
- $600
- Cabin CC
- $330
- Premium Suite
- $890
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