There are 6 ways to get from La Serena to Punta Arenas by plane, bus (Flixbus), bus, 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.
Fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
best- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane LSC - PUQ
6h 55m$100–550Fly to Puerto Natales, bus
cheapest- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane LSC - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
13h 32m$83–258Bus via Bariloche
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Santiagobus
- 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 Fernandezbus
2d 9h$223–408Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Santiago to Puerto Monttbus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natalesferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Bus-Surbus
4d 14h$447–1,172Drive 3,427.7 km
- Drive from La Serena to Punta Arenascar 3,427.7 km
40h 1m$423–611Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Vicuña Mackennabus
- Take the bus from Vicuña Mackenna to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Río Gallegos to Punta Arenasbus
2d 17h$270–436
La Florida Airport (LSC) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Serena to Punta Arenas is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $260 and takes 13h 32m.
The fastest way to get from La Serena to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from La Serena to Punta Arenas. However, there are services departing from Terminal de buses La Serena and arriving at Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez via PA16-Parada 2 /, Terminal Sur, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between La Serena and Punta Arenas is 2588 km. The road distance is 3427.7 km.
The best way to get from La Serena to Punta Arenas without a car is to bus via Bariloche which takes 2 days 9h and costs $220 - $410.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from La Serena to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
La Serena to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Flixbus Chile, depart from Terminal de buses La Serena station.
The best way to get from La Serena to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $100 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus via Bariloche, which costs $220 - $410 and takes 2 days 9h.
La Serena to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Flixbus Chile, arrive at Santiago station.
Punta Arenas is 1h ahead of La Serena. It is currently 10:53 AM in La Serena and 11:53 AM in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between La Serena, Chile and Punta Arenas, Chile?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez via Santiago, PA16-Parada 2 /, PI345-Parada 2 /, Terminal Sur, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from La Florida Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from La Florida Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from La Florida Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from La Florida Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.cl/
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Santiago to Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $60–90
- Semi bed
- $50–70
- 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
- $100–198
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $100–140
- Bed
- $120–180
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
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $15–20
- Cama
- $22–28
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $12–17
- Cama
- $18–29
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $26–40
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borja
- Semi Cama
- $18–25
- Cama
- $26–35
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 51 221 5300
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesromani.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–28
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
- Semi
- $9–11
- Salon
- $23–28
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $40–60
- [email protected]
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $35–45
- Semi Cama
- $30–40
- Phone
- +56 512 669924
- [email protected]
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- busesserenamar.cl
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–48
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $15–20
- Salón cama
- $44–48
- Phone
- +56 2 3304 8632 / 2 2596 1100
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresonorte.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–26
- Schedules at
- expresonorte.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
- $9–28
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $20–28
- 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
- 0800 122 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- catainternacional.com
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–93
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Ejecutivo
- $55–80
- Semi Cama
- $45–65
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $65–90
- Phone
- 0810-222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- atsj.com.ar
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Vicuña Mackenna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- atsj.com.ar
- Book at
- atsj.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $26–35
- Bed
- $30–45
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Vicuña Mackenna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $25–40
- Bed
- $29–45
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Vicuña Mackenna to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $170–200
- Cama
- $220–270
- Phone
- +56 61 263 9157
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesbarria.cl
Bus from Río Gallegos to Punta Arenas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- busesbarria.cl
- 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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