There are 8 ways to get from Santiago Airport (SCL) to Punta Arenas by plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
best- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane SCL - PUQ
4h 57m$70–190Bus via Bariloche
- 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 3h$169–320Bus, ferry
- 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 8h$440–1,101Drive 2,966 km
- Drive from Santiago Airport (SCL) to Punta Arenascar 2,966 km
35h 19m$366–529Fly to Puerto Natales, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane SCL - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
7h 28m$89–248Fly to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL)plane SCL - RGL
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
10h 30m$183–588Fly to Porvenir, car ferry
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Porvenir (WPR)plane SCL - WPR
- Take the carferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenascarferry
10h 9m$123–618Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendozabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Río Cuartobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Río Cuarto to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Río Gallegos to Punta Arenasbus
2d 11h$237–441
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago Airport (SCL) to Punta Arenas is to fly which costs $70 - $190 and takes 4h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago Airport (SCL) to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs $70 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago Airport (SCL) to Punta Arenas. However, there are services departing from Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez and arriving at Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez via Terminal Sur, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Santiago Airport (SCL) and Punta Arenas is 2201 km. The road distance is 2966 km.
The best way to get from Santiago Airport (SCL) to Punta Arenas without a car is to bus via Bariloche which takes 2 days 3h and costs $160 - $320.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Santiago Airport (SCL) to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Santiago Airport (SCL) to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Andesmar, depart from Terminal Sur station.
The best way to get from Santiago Airport (SCL) to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs $70 - $190. Alternatively, you can bus via Bariloche, which costs $160 - $320 and takes 2 days 3h.
Santiago Airport (SCL) to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Andesmar, arrive at Bariloche station.
Punta Arenas is 1h ahead of Santiago Airport (SCL). It is currently 3:40 AM in Santiago Airport (SCL) and 4:40 AM in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Santiago Airport (SCL), Chile and Punta Arenas, Chile?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez via PI341-Parada 1 / - Universidad de Santiago, Terminal Sur, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Puerto Natales via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- dapairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Porvenir via Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- 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
- $100–197
- 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
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
- Website
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Santiago to Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
- 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
- Buses Fernández
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- Buses Fernández
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendoza
- Semi Cama
- $14–20
- Cama
- $18–25
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- 0800-222-6513
- [email protected]
- Website
- la20.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Río Cuarto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- la20.com.ar
- Semicama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $35–55
- Phone
- +54 810 222 5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- atsj.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Río Cuarto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- atsj.com.ar
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $28–40
- Semi bed
- $23–35
- Phone
- 0800 122 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cata International
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Río Cuarto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $30–45
- Semi Cama
- $25–35
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $35–50
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Río Cuarto to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $170–210
- Cama
- $230–280
- Phone
- +56 61 263 9157
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Barria
Bus from Río Gallegos to Punta Arenas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
- 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
- Phone
- +56 61 272 8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transbordadora Austral Broom
Car ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–65
- Schedules at
- Transbordadora Austral Broom
- Foreigner
- $50–65
- Local Resident
- $9–11
- Chilean
- $16–21
- Regular passenger
- $14
- Senior passenger
- $11
- Children less than 6 years
- $0
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