There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Punta Arenas by plane, bus, or car ferry
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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
26h 19m$962–1,712Fly Melbourne Airport to Porvenir, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Porvenir (WPR)plane MEL - WPR
- Take the car ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenascarferry
40h 1m$624–1,982Fly 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
28h 2m$723–2,325Fly 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 Fernandezbus
34h 53m$883–2,645Fly 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
2d 3h$654–2,004
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Punta Arenas is to fly and car ferry which costs $600 - $2,000 and takes 40h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 26h 19m and costs $950 - $1,800.
The distance between Melbourne and Punta Arenas is 9403 km.
It takes approximately 26h 19m to get from Melbourne to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Punta Arenas is 14h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:13 PM in Melbourne and 10:13 PM in Punta Arenas.
There are 234+ hotels available in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Punta Arenas, Chile?
LATAM Chile, Qantas, and Air New Zealand 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
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 59m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Natales via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Natales via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via King Island, Burnie, Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- dapairline.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Porvenir via Sydney, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Porvenir via Auckland, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Puerto Montt, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Puerto Natales via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- 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
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $16–24
- Bed
- $18–26
- Phone
- +56 61 272 8100
- correo@tabsa.cl
- Website
- tabsa.cl
Car ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–65
- Schedules at
- tabsa.cl
- Foreigner
- $50–65
- Local Resident
- $9–12
- Chilean
- $17–22
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