There are 8 ways to get from Punta Arenas to Palena by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, car, or taxi
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Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Puerto Montt Airport, fly to Chaitén Airport, bus
best- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)plane PUQ - PMC
- Fly from Puerto Montt Airport to Chaitén Airportplane
- Take the bus from Chaitén to Palenabus
8h 33mFly Punta Arenas Airport to Balmaceda Airport, bus, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Punta Arenas Airport to Balmaceda Airportplane
- Take the bus from Balmaceda to Coyhaiquebus
- Take the bus from Coyhaique to Villa Vanguardiabus
- Take the taxi from Villa Vanguardia to El Diablotaxi
15h 40m$131–159Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquelbus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel to Carrenleufúbus
28h 38mBus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Monttferry
- Take the car ferry from Puerto De Puerto Montt to Rampa Chaiténcarferry
- Take the bus from Chaitén to Palenabus
4d 5hDrive 1,584.1 km
- Drive from Punta Arenas to Palenacar 1,584.1 km
20h 46m$196–283Bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Puerto Montt Airport, fly to Chaitén Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)plane PNT - PMC
- Fly from Puerto Montt Airport to Chaitén Airportplane
- Take the bus from Chaitén to Palenabus
10h 52mCar ferry to Porvenir, fly to Puerto Montt Airport, fly to Chaitén Airport, bus
- Take the car ferry from Punta Arenas to Porvenircarferry
- Fly from Porvenir (WPR) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)plane WPR - PMC
- Fly from Puerto Montt Airport to Chaitén Airportplane
- Take the bus from Chaitén to Palenabus
11h 15mBus via Futaleufú
- Take the bus from Punta Arenas to Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquelbus
- Take the bus from Esquel to Frontera Argentia - Chilebus
- Take the bus from Futaleufú to Palenabus
32h 30m
Punta Arenas Airport to Balmaceda Airport flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Punta Arenas to Palena is to fly and bus and taxi which costs $130 - $160 and takes 15h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Punta Arenas to Palena is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 15h 40m and costs $130 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Punta Arenas to Palena. However, there are services departing from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez and arriving at Carrenleufú via Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos and Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 38m.
The distance between Punta Arenas and Palena is 1635 km. The road distance is 1584.1 km.
The best way to get from Punta Arenas to Palena without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 4 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Punta Arenas to Palena, including transfers.
Punta Arenas to Palena bus services, operated by Marga Taqsa, depart from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez station.
Punta Arenas to Palena bus services, operated by Marga Taqsa, arrive at Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos station.
Palena is 1h behind Punta Arenas. It is currently 9:46 PM in Punta Arenas and 8:46 PM in Palena.
Yes, the driving distance between Punta Arenas to Palena is 1584 km. It takes approximately 20h 46m to drive from Punta Arenas to Palena.
What companies run services between Punta Arenas, Chile and Palena, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Palena via Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos, Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel, and Carrenleufú in around 28h 38m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Flights from Puerto Natales to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Porvenir to El Tepual International Airport via Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
Flights from Puerto Natales to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–160
Flights from Porvenir to El Tepual International Airport via Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Bus from Chaitén to Palena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
Bus from Chaitén to Palena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
Bus from Chaitén to Palena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
Bus from Chaitén to Palena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
Bus from Futaleufú to Palena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- 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 De Ómnibus Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–198
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $85–120
- Bed
- $100–150
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–198
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $85–120
- Bed
- $100–150
- Phone
- +54 29 4545 4676
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportejacobsen.com.ar
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel to Carrenleufú
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportejacobsen.com.ar
Bus from Esquel to Frontera Argentia - Chile
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportejacobsen.com.ar
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- [email protected]
- Website
- bussur.com
Bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviario
- 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 Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- busesfernandez.com
Bus from Balmaceda to Coyhaique
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Regular
- $2–4
- Phone
- +56 67 223 2167 / 9 8554 7774 / 9 5409 0341
- [email protected]
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Coyhaique to Villa Vanguardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 61 263 9157
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesbarria.cl
Bus from Punta Arenas to Río Gallegos
- 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 Natales to Puerto Montt
- 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
- Phone
- +56 600 401 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- navieraustral.cl
Car ferry from Puerto De Puerto Montt to Rampa Chaitén
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–181
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $26–45
- Moto
- $26–120
- Bike
- $30–55
- National
- $10–80
- Foreigners
- $30–45
- Seat
- $39
- Vehicle
- $181
- Phone
- +56 61 272 8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- tabsa.cl
Car ferry from Punta Arenas to Porvenir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–65
- Schedules at
- tabsa.cl
- Foreigner
- $45–65
- Local Resident
- $9–11
- Chilean
- $16–21
- Regular passenger
- $14
- Senior passenger
- $11
- Children less than 6 years
- $0
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Estimated price
- $35–45
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