There are 8 ways to get from Santiago to Puno by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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 Inca Manco Cápac International Airport
best- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)plane SCL - JUL
10h 40m$232–472Bus via Terminal San Borja
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Punobus
39h 21m$57–124Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Punobus
38h 1m$77–150Drive 2,475.8 km
- Drive from Santiago to Punocar 2,475.8 km
33h 48m$373–538Fly to Chacalluta Arica Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI)plane SCL - ARI
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Punobus
14h 1m$78–202Fly to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane SCL - CUZ
- Take the bus from Cusco Bus Station to Punobus
11h 34m$382–602Fly to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)plane SCL - AQP
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Punobus
14h 43m$174–407Fly to El Alto International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane SCL - LPB
- Take the bus from La Paz to Desaguaderobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Desaguadero to Puno
12h 26m$335–625
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Puno is to bus via Terminal San Borja which costs $55 - $130 and takes 39h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Puno is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $230 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago to Puno. However, there are services departing from Terminal San Borja and arriving at Puno via Terminal Internacional and Tacna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 1m.
The distance between Santiago and Puno is 2056 km. The road distance is 2475.8 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Puno without a car is to bus which takes 38h 1m and costs $75 - $150.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Santiago to Puno, including transfers.
Santiago to Puno bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, depart from Terminal San Borja station.
The best way to get from Santiago to Puno is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $230 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $150 and takes 38h 1m.
Santiago to Puno bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, arrive at Terminal Rodoviario de Arica station.
Puno is 2h behind Santiago. It is currently 10:00 AM in Santiago and 8:00 AM in Puno.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Puno, Peru?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal San Borja to Puno via Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, and Tacna in around 38h 1m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Chacalluta Arica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–340
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–340
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–370
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Chacalluta Arica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–170
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $60–80
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pullman San Andres
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $85–120
- Cama
- $95–130
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- [email protected]
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Recorrido Norte Grande
Bus from Tacna to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza
Bus from Tacna to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza
Bus from Tacna to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- Expreso Turismo San Martin Nobleza
- Phone
- +51 989 990 918
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cusco Bus Station to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–28
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- zolorzano.com.pe
- Phone
- +51940201693
- [email protected]
Bus from Cusco Bus Station to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- Huayruro Tours
- Phone
- +591 2228 3843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cusco Bus Station to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–290
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
- Phone
- +51 914 879 671
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6629 9448
- [email protected]
- Website
- reyna.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Book at
- Transportes Reyna
- Website
- Cosmos Bus
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- Cosmos Bus
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–50
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +51 928351548
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- Cruz del Sur
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Cruz del Sur
- Phone
- +51 84 245 171
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo Mer
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- Turismo Mer
- Phone
- +51 978645747
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo Real Dorado
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- Turismo Real Dorado
- Phone
- +51 959 570 871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Romeliza
Bus from Arequipa to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Romeliza
Bus from La Paz to Desaguadero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- +51 95 175 5337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sacred Lake Titikaka
Shuttle from Desaguadero to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140
- Website
- Sacred Lake Titikaka
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $40–65
- Cama
- $75–110
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $40–50
- Cama
- $60–70
- Phone
- +56 9 5869 8737
- Website
- Kupos Buses Horizonte
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Kupos Buses Horizonte
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ramos Cholele
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Ramos Cholele
- Semi cama
- $40–55
- Salón cama
- $47–51
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