There are 9 ways to get from Santiago to Puno by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus)
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 19m$252–562Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the train from Arica to Tacnatrain
- Take the bus from Tacna to Juliacabus
44h 21m$84–159Drive 2,495.7 km
- Drive from Santiago to Juliacacar 2,495.7 km
33h 21m$376–542Fly 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 Juliacabus
14h 55m$164–457Fly 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 2m$88–242Fly 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 37m$156–351Fly 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 27m$355–635Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Orurobus
- Take the bus from Oruro to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses La Paz to Terminal Terrestre Micaela Bastidasbus
2d 1h$288–328Bus via Iquique
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Iquiquebus
- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses La Paz to Terminal Terrestre Micaela Bastidasbus
2d 4h$333–425
Santiago to Puno by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Puno is to bus and train which costs $80 - $160 and takes 44h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Puno is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs $250 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago to Puno. However, there are services departing from PJ2003-Parada 2 / EIM Pajaritos and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Micaela Bastidas via Terminal Alameda - Turbus, Oruro and Terminal de Buses La Paz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Santiago and Puno is 2055 km. The road distance is 2495.7 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Puno without a car is to bus and train which takes 44h 21m and costs $80 - $160.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Santiago to Puno, including transfers.
Santiago to Puno bus services, operated by Ramos Cholele, depart from Terminal San Borja station.
The best way to get from Santiago to Puno is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs $250 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $330 and takes 2 days 1h.
Santiago to Puno bus services, operated by Ramos Cholele, arrive at Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique station.
Puno is 1h behind Santiago. It is currently 12:07 PM in Santiago and 11:07 AM in Puno.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Puno, Peru?
Sky Airline, LATAM Chile, and JetSMART fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from PJ2003-Parada 2 / EIM Pajaritos to Terminal Terrestre Micaela Bastidas via Terminal Alameda - Turbus, Oruro, La Paz, and Terminal de Buses La Paz in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–380
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Chacalluta Arica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–380
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–380
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–450
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Chacalluta Arica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Arica to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $90–130
- Cama
- $100–140
- 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
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $60–85
- Phone
- +51 982 803 213
- [email protected]
- Website
- heroesdelpacifico.embarcar.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Juliaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- heroesdelpacifico.embarcar.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 959 580 066
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Juliaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 989 990 918
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Juliaca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- zolorzano.com.pe
Bus from Cusco Bus Station to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–29
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- zolorzano.com.pe
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Juliaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 928351548
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Juliaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 959 570 871
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Juliaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Juliaca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 978645747
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Juliaca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 914 879 671
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Juliaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- [email protected]
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 051 602 943
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tacna to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cusco Bus Station to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–290
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
Bus from Terminal de Buses La Paz to Terminal Terrestre Micaela Bastidas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–260
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
Bus from Terminal de Buses La Paz to Terminal Terrestre Micaela Bastidas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–260
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +51940201693
- [email protected]
Bus from Cusco Bus Station to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.inkaexpressbus.com/
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
- sacredlaketitikaka.com
Shuttle from Desaguadero to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140
- Website
- https://sacredlaketitikaka.com/
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $43
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 128 1779
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://boliviatravelsite.com/predilecto-bus
- Phone
- +591 466-60443
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–54
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $35–50
- Salón cama
- $49–54
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.cl/
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Phone
- +56967538284
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Rodoviario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55
- Book at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 6063 9308
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 17 249 7088
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 72492788
- [email protected]
- Website
- trans-salvador.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://trans-salvador.com/inicioEn.php
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