There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Punta Arenas by plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Melbourne Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane MEL - PUQ
22h 30m$570–1,520Fly Melbourne Airport to Puerto Natales, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane MEL - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
40h 6m$1,733–1,934Fly Melbourne Airport to Porvenir, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Porvenir (WPR)plane MEL - WPR
- Take the carferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenascarferry
39h 28m$682–1,895Fly Melbourne Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL)plane MEL - RGL
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barriabus
34h 53m$896–2,447Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane MEB - PUQ
47h 23m$654–1,804
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Punta Arenas is to fly which costs $550 - $1,600 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 22h 30m and costs $550 - $1,600.
The distance between Melbourne and Punta Arenas is 9403 km.
It takes approximately 22h 30m to get from Melbourne to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Punta Arenas is 14h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:47 PM in Melbourne and 5:47 AM in Punta Arenas.
There are 248+ hotels available in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Punta Arenas, Chile?
LATAM Chile, Qantas, and Jetstar fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) 4 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 19m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,730–1,745
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Natales via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,730–1,745
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Natales via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,730–1,745
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,730–1,745
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via King Island, Burnie, Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 18m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- dapairline.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Porvenir via Auckland, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 4m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Balmaceda, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Puerto Montt, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Porvenir via Sydney, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +56 61 272 8100
- correo@tabsa.cl
- Website
- Transbordadora Austral Broom
Car ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–60
- Schedules at
- Transbordadora Austral Broom
- Foreigner
- $45–60
- Local Resident
- $8–10
- Chilean
- $15–19
- Regular passenger
- $13
- Senior passenger
- $11
- Children less than 6 years
- $0
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