There are 9 ways to get from Cartagena to Punta Arenas by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Cartagena 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
17h 33m$320–850Fly Cartagena to Porvenir, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Porvenir (WPR)plane CTG - WPR
- Take the car ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenascarferry
23h 42m$314–1,142Bus
- 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 Fernandezbus
6d 18h$599–881Drive 9,607.6 km
- Drive from Cartagena to Punta Arenascar 9,607.6 km
5d 6h$1,185–1,712Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane BAQ - PUQ
19h 33m$346–1,230Fly Cartagena 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
20h 13m$334–1,156Bus 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 Fernandezbus
7d 4h$604–932Bus 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 Fernandezbus
7d 18h$695–1,044Bus, 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 21h$831–1,545
Cartagena (CTG) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Punta Arenas is to fly which costs $320 - $850 and takes 17h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 17h 33m and costs $320 - $850.
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 Fernandez 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 9607.6 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Punta Arenas without a car is to bus which takes 6 days 18h and costs $600 - $900.
It takes approximately 17h 33m 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 17h 33m and costs $320 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $600 - $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 9:32 PM in Cartagena and 11:32 PM in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Punta Arenas, Chile?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., LATAM Chile, and JetSMART fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez 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
- 14h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Cartagena to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Cali, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Natales via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Natales via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- dapairline.com
Flights from Cartagena to Porvenir via Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Porvenir via Bogota, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Porvenir via Lima, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Porvenir via Panama City, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Porvenir via Cali, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Natales via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Puerto Natales via Cali, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- 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
- $13–24
- 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 Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
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
- $13
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $400–470
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Cúcuta to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Cúcuta to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $460–600
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Cúcuta to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–500
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- 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
- $80–184
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $100–150
- Semi bed
- $80–120
- Phone
- +54 297 499 1930
- [email protected]
- Website
- coopsportman.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia to Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- coopsportman.com
- 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
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $45–65
- Bed
- $50–75
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $17–24
- Bed
- $19–27
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $17–24
- Bed
- $19–27
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–197
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $100–140
- Bed
- $120–170
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $17–24
- Bed
- $19–27
- 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
- $190–310
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $190–230
- Cama
- $250–310
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesfernandez.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- busesfernandez.com
- 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
- $120–247
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $120–180
- Cama
- $130–200
- 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
- $75–145
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $75–110
- Cama
- $100–140
- 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
- $75–140
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $75–110
- Bed
- $90–140
- Phone
- 0810-222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- nuevachevallier.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Bariloche Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.nuevachevallier.com/home?lang=en_US
- 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
- $35–47
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $42–47
- 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
- $9–28
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $20–28
- Phone
- +56 61 272 8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- tabsa.cl
Car ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–65
- Schedules at
- tabsa.cl
- Foreigner
- $50–65
- Local Resident
- $9–11
- Chilean
- $16–21
- Regular passenger
- $14
- Senior passenger
- $11
- Children less than 6 years
- $0
- Phone
- +56 9 8521 3620
- [email protected]
- Website
- navimag.com
Ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $330–890
- Website
- https://www.navimag.com/?language=en
- Cabin AA
- $700
- Cabin A
- $600
- Cabin CC
- $330
- Premium Suite
- $890
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