There are 7 ways to get from Caldera to Punta Arenas by plane, bus, ferry, or car
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 Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
best- Fly from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane CPO - PUQ
9h 1m$120–650Bus via Bariloche
- Take the bus from Caldera to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja 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 15h$189–347Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Caldera to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Clínica Puerto Monttbus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natalesferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Bus-Surbus
4d 19h$386–1,047Drive 3,708.6 km
- Drive from Caldera to Punta Arenascar 3,708.6 km
47h 20m$458–661Fly to Puerto Natales, bus
- Fly from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane CPO - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
21h 44m$120–478Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Caldera to Terminal Rodoviario Valparaisobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso to Cruce Pellinesbus
- Take the bus from Puerto Varas to Río Puelobus
- Drive from Río Puelo to El Hoyocar
- Take the bus from El Hoyo to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
2d 18h$241–423Bus
- Take the bus from Plaza Las Américas to Terminal Castherbus
- 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 Vicuña Mackennabus
- Take the bus from Vicuña Mackenna to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Río Gallegos to Punta Arenasbus
3d 1h$286–492
Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caldera to Punta Arenas is to bus via Bariloche which costs $180 - $350 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Caldera to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $120 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Caldera to Punta Arenas. However, there are services departing from Caldera and arriving at Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez via Terminal San Borja, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Caldera and Punta Arenas is 2907 km. The road distance is 3708.6 km.
The best way to get from Caldera to Punta Arenas without a car is to bus via Bariloche which takes 2 days 15h and costs $180 - $350.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Caldera to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Caldera to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Expreso Norte, depart from Caldera station.
The best way to get from Caldera to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $120 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Bariloche, which costs $180 - $350 and takes 2 days 15h.
Caldera to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Expreso Norte, arrive at Terminal San Borja station.
Punta Arenas is 1h ahead of Caldera. It is currently 11:57 AM in Caldera and 12:57 PM in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile and Punta Arenas, Chile?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Chamonate Airport (CPO) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Caldera to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez via Terminal San Borja, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Chamonate Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
- Phone
- +56 2 3304 8632 / 2 2596 1100
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- expresonorte.cl
Bus from Caldera to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- expresonorte.cl
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $65–95
- Semi bed
- $50–75
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $110–150
- Bed
- $130–190
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $18–26
- Bed
- $20–29
Bus from El Hoyo to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $100–140
- Bed
- $110–170
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Caldera to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Semi Cama
- $25–40
- Cama
- $35–55
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Caldera to Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso
- Semi Cama
- $25–35
- Cama
- $35–55
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- transantin.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Clínica Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $22–40
- 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
- $9–29
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $21–29
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- operadornatales@busesfernandez.com
- Website
- busesfernandez.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- busesfernandez.com
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario Valparaiso to Cruce Pellines
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Varas to Río Puelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 9 9123 0838 / 9 7408 9199
- buses.riopuelo@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Varas to Río Puelo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $6–8
- Phone
- +56 52 221 8889
- contacto@casther.cl
- Website
- casther.cl
Bus from Plaza Las Américas to Terminal Casther
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- casther.cl
- 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
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- busesromani.cl
- Book at
- busesromani.cl
- Semi
- $10–12
- Salon
- $15–19
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Ejecutivo
- $55–85
- Semi Cama
- $50–70
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $70–95
- Phone
- 0810-222-5202
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- atsj.com.ar
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Vicuña Mackenna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- atsj.com.ar
- Book at
- atsj.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $27–40
- Bed
- $35–50
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Vicuña Mackenna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $28–40
- Semi Bed
- $23–35
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- info@tramatsa.com.ar
- Website
- turismoandesmar.com
Bus from Vicuña Mackenna to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $173–290
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $180–220
- Cama
- $240–290
- Phone
- +56 61 263 9157
- busesbarria-ghisoni@hotmail.com
- Website
- busesbarria.cl
Bus from Río Gallegos to Punta Arenas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- busesbarria.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 8521 3620
- sales@navimag.com
- Website
- navimag.com
Ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales
- 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
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