There are 10 ways to get from Medellín to Punta Arenas by plane, taxi, bus, car, or ferry
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Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane MDE - PUQ
16h 44m$338–1,001Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal San Borjabus
- 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
5d 20h$1,250–1,520Drive 8,941.6 km
- Drive from Medellín to Punta Arenascar 8,941.6 km
5d$1,103–1,593Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Puerto Natales, bus
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane MDE - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
19h 58m$492–1,416Taxi to Pereira, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Pereirataxi
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane PEI - PUQ
22h 43m$486–1,306Fly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane EOH - PUQ
17h 25m$1,300–3,800Bus to El Dorado International Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Salitrebus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane BOG - PUQ
25h 11m$358–1,043Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Guadalajara de Bugabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga 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
5d 23h$549–794Taxi, bus via Lima
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca 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
6d 9h$1,225–1,555Taxi, bus, ferry
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca 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 1h$1,455–2,187
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to Punta Arenas is to fly which costs $330 - $1,000 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 16h 44m and costs $330 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Medellín to Punta Arenas. However, there are services departing from Terminal del Norte and arriving at Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria via Terminal Guadalajara de Buga, 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 5 days 23h.
The distance between Medellín and Punta Arenas is 6637 km. The road distance is 8941.6 km.
The best way to get from Medellín to Punta Arenas without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 5 days 20h and costs $1,200 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Medellín to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Medellín to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, depart from Terminal del Norte station.
The best way to get from Medellín to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 16h 44m and costs $330 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $550 - $800 and takes 5 days 23h.
Medellín to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, arrive at Terminal Guadalajara de Buga station.
Punta Arenas is 2h ahead of Medellín. It is currently 11:59 PM in Medellín and 1:59 AM in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and Punta Arenas, Chile?
JetSMART, LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria via Terminal Guadalajara de Buga, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro, Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia, and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos in around 5d 23h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Puerto Natales via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Puerto Natales via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Pereira to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Pereira to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Ibague, El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Manizales, El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Sunday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Puerto Natales via El Dorado International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Puerto Natales via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–460
- 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 Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–460
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- 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
- $60–85
- Semi bed
- $45–70
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–181
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $100–150
- Semi bed
- $80–120
- 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
- $100–194
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $100–140
- Bed
- $110–170
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
- 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
- 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
- $11
- Schedules at
- Buses Fernández
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal Guadalajara de Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
- 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
- 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
- +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
- $130–315
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $130–190
- Cama
- $160–240
- 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
- $33–44
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–44
- 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 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
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Estimated price
- $206–754
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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