There are 8 ways to get from Atacama Region to Punta Arenas by bus, plane, ferry, 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.
Bus to Chamonate Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal Casther to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacamabus
- Fly from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane CPO - PUQ
8h 40m$165–755Bus via Bariloche
- Take the bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus 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
2d 14h$171–387Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal San Borjabus
- 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 19h$451–1,159Drive 3,654.5 km
- Drive from Copiapó to Punta Arenascar 3,654.5 km
45h 33m$510–737Bus to Chamonate Airport, fly to Puerto Natales, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Casther to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacamabus
- Fly from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane CPO - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
17h 12m$168–379Bus, shuttle to La Florida Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Tongoybus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tongoy to La Serena Airport
- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane LSC - PUQ
13h 47m$165–378Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Mendozabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Vicuña Mackennabus
- Take the bus from Vicuña Mackenna to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barriabus
2d 19h$242–479Bus via La Serena
- Take the bus from Copiapó to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Bariloche Terminalbus
- 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
3d 4h$240–481
Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Atacama Region to Punta Arenas is to bus and fly which costs $160 - $380 and takes 17h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Atacama Region to Punta Arenas is to bus and fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $160 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Atacama Region to Punta Arenas. However, there are services departing from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus and arriving at Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria via Terminal Sur, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Atacama Region and Punta Arenas is 2964 km. The road distance is 3654.5 km.
The best way to get from Atacama Region to Punta Arenas without a car is to bus via Bariloche which takes 2 days 14h and costs $170 - $390.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Atacama Region to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Atacama Region to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, depart from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus station.
Atacama Region to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, arrive at Terminal San Borja station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atacama Region to Punta Arenas is 3655 km. It takes approximately 45h 33m to drive from Atacama Region to Punta Arenas.
There are 249+ hotels available in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Atacama Region, Chile and Punta Arenas, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria via Terminal San Borja, Terminal Sur, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from La Florida Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from La Florida Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from La Florida Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Calama, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–360
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–360
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- contacto@casther.cl
- Website
- Turismo Casther
Bus from Terminal Casther to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Turismo Casther
Bus from Terminal Casther to Cruce de Aeropuerto de Atacama
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Turismo Casther
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $13–30
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $18–35
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–75
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $22–35
- Cama
- $35–50
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–75
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $22–35
- Cama
- $35–50
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $11–16
- Premium
- $55–70
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Semi Cama
- $13–18
- Cama
- $16–23
- Premium
- $55–70
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $40–50
- Semi Cama
- $35–45
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $40–50
- Semi Cama
- $35–45
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $30–35
- Semi Cama
- $23–29
- Phone
- +56 2 3304 8632 / 2 2596 1100
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- Expreso Norte
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- Expreso Norte
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Pullman Bus to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- Expreso Norte
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Expreso Norte
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $55–85
- Semi bed
- $45–70
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Vicuña Mackenna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $23–35
- Semi bed
- $19–27
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- 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
- $95–208
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $95–140
- Bed
- $110–170
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–208
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $95–140
- Bed
- $110–170
- Phone
- +56 61 263 9157
- busesbarria-ghisoni@hotmail.com
- 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
- Website
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Santiago to Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- info@bussur.com
- 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 61 224 2313
- operadornatales@busesfernandez.com
- Website
- Buses Fernández
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- Buses Fernández
Bus from Terminal Vallenar - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- Condor Bus
- Semi Cama
- $4–8
- Cama
- $11–12
Bus from Terminal Copiapó - Turbus to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Schedules at
- Condor Bus
- Semi Cama
- $7–13
- Cama
- $16–18
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- Buses Expreso Costero
- Road
- $4
- tripturchile@gmail.com
- Website
- Triptur
Shuttle from Tongoy to La Serena Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- Triptur
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $40–60
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $50–70
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $50–75
- Semi Cama
- $45–65
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $60–85
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Bariloche Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $80–120
- Semi Cama
- $70–100
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $100–140
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Vicuña Mackenna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $21–35
- Bed
- $25–40
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viabariloche.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Vicuña Mackenna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $22–35
- Cama
- $28–40
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- info@tramatsa.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Vicuña Mackenna to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $160–200
- Cama
- $220–260
- Phone
- +56 51 221 5300
- atencionalcliente@romani.cl
- Website
- busesromani.cl
Bus from Copiapó to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
- Book at
- busesromani.cl
- Semi
- $9–11
- Salon
- $14–17
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Copiapó to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $10–14
- Cama
- $14–21
- Phone
- +56 9 8521 3620
- sales@navimag.com
- 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
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