There are 7 ways to get from Iquique to Punta Arenas by bus, plane, ferry, 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 Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International 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 Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane IQQ - PUQ
10h 55m$74–295Bus via Bariloche
- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur to Barilochebus
- 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
3d 3h$200–405Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Colón 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
5d 8h$400–1,036Drive 4,684.2 km
- Drive from Iquique to Punta Arenascar 4,684.2 km
2d 5h$654–944Bus, bus to Diego Aracena International Airport, fly to Puerto Natales
- 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 Puerto Natales (PNT)plane IQQ - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
14h 19m$117–419Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavadabus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane ANF - PUQ
14h 18m$101–391Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique to Terminal de Saltabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barriabus
3d 11h$304–516
Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Iquique to Punta Arenas is to bus and fly which costs $70 - $300 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Iquique to Punta Arenas is to bus and fly which takes 10h 55m and costs $70 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Iquique to Punta Arenas. However, there are services departing from Rodovario de Iquique and arriving at Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria via Terminal Sur, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Iquique and Punta Arenas is 3781 km. The road distance is 4684.2 km.
The best way to get from Iquique to Punta Arenas without a car is to bus via Bariloche which takes 3 days 3h and costs $200 - $410.
It takes approximately 10h 55m to get from Iquique to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Iquique to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Turbus, depart from Rodovario de Iquique station.
Iquique to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Turbus, arrive at Terminal Alameda - Turbus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Iquique to Punta Arenas is 4684 km. It takes approximately 2 days 5h to drive from Iquique to Punta Arenas.
There are 249+ hotels available in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Iquique, Chile and Punta Arenas, Chile?
You can take a bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria via Terminal Alameda - Turbus, Terminal Sur, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via La Serena, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Concepcion, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
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
- $6
- 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
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pullman San Andres
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $19–26
- Cama
- $21–29
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $19–26
- Cama
- $21–29
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $35–50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes San Antonio
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Transportes San Antonio
- Road
- $7–11
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Transportes San Antonio
- Road
- $7–11
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $65–90
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Semi Cama
- $14–20
- Cama
- $19–26
- Premium
- $55–70
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $55–85
- Semi bed
- $45–70
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–208
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $95–140
- Bed
- $110–170
- 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
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ramos Cholele
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- Ramos Cholele
- Semi cama
- $35–50
- Salón cama
- $46–50
- Website
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
- Phone
- +56967538284
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52
- Book at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- [email protected]
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
Bus from Terminal Colón to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETM
Bus from Terminal Colón to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- ETM
- Phone
- +56 65 227 8249
- [email protected]
- Website
- Thaebus
Bus from Terminal Colón to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Thaebus
- Phone
- +56 22 748 6521
- [email protected]
- Website
- tepualvip.cl
Bus from Terminal Colón to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Book at
- tepualvip.cl
- 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
- $12–28
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $19–28
- 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
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- 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
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $20–35
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- 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
- $12–23
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $12–16
- Cama
- $16–23
- [email protected]
- 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
- $14–37
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $31–37
- Semi Cama
- $25–35
- 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
- $14
- Website
- Kupos Expreso Sol del Norte
- Phone
- +56 57 2 578086
- [email protected]
- 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
- $11–15
- Website
- Kupos Buses Horizonte
- Phone
- +56 2 2776 5544
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- 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
- +56 9 4228 2119 / 9 7525 8175
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique to Terminal de Salta
- Semi-cama
- $30–45
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $13–20
- Cama
- $15–23
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flecha Bus
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- Flecha Bus
- Cama
- $15–22
- Semi Cama
- $10–16
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- [email protected]
- Website
- Balut
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- Balut
- Semicama
- $4–7
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $2–4
- Bed
- $2–5
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de General Guemes to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $250–290
- Cama
- $320–390
- 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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