There are 11 ways to get from Punta Arenas to Ecuador by plane, bus, car, or 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 Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)PUQ - GYE
14h 8m$284–875Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Lima Paseo de la República to Tumbes
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
5d 14h$200–567Bus via Bariloche
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche
- Take the bus from Bariloche to Terminal San Borja
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
5d 7h$482–699Drive 7,572.3 km
- Drive from Punta Arenas to Guayaquil7,572.3 km
3d 21h$934–1,349Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Cuenca (CUE)PUQ - CUE
18h 23m$220–750Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)PUQ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
15h 13m$288–855Bus to Puerto Natales, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviario
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)PNT - GYE
19h 48m$333–1,028Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Tumbes (TBP)PUQ - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machala
16h 51m$334–1,059Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
5d 18h$238–579Bus #3
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
6d 13h$357–579Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviario
- Take the ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Máncora
- Take the bus from Máncora to Guayaquil
7d 15h$670–2,024
Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Punta Arenas to Ecuador is to fly which costs $220 - $750 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Punta Arenas to Ecuador is to fly which takes 14h 8m and costs $280 - $900.
The distance between Punta Arenas and Ecuador is 5746 km. The road distance is 7572.3 km.
The best way to get from Punta Arenas to Ecuador without a car is to bus via Bariloche which takes 5 days 7h and costs $480 - $700.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Punta Arenas to Ecuador, including transfers.
The best way to get from Punta Arenas to Ecuador is to fly which takes 14h 8m and costs $280 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus via Bariloche, which costs $480 - $700 and takes 5 days 7h.
Yes, the driving distance between Punta Arenas to Ecuador is 7572 km. It takes approximately 3 days 21h to drive from Punta Arenas to Ecuador.
There are 407+ hotels available in Ecuador.
What companies run services between Punta Arenas, Chile and Ecuador?
LATAM Chile flies from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Guayaquil via Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos, Bariloche, Terminal San Borja, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 5d 7h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cuenca via Puerto Montt, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Puerto Natales to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Puerto Natales to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Puerto Natales to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Tumbes via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Puerto Natales to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $15–23
- Bed
- $18–26
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $95–150
- Bed
- $110–170
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Bariloche to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–97
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $60–90
- Semi bed
- $50–75
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–80
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $55–80
- Semi bed
- $40–65
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- operadornatales@busesfernandez.com
- Website
- busesfernandez.com
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- busesfernandez.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- flotabolivar2017@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- info@tramatsa.com.ar
- Website
- turismoandesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–189
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $110–130
- Cama
- $130–160
- Phone
- +1 305 677 0535
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–220
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Paseo de la República to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Máncora to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–217
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $120–180
- Cama
- $140–210
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- info@bussur.com
- Website
- bussur.com
Bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- transantin.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $20–40
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 600 401 5151
- servicioalcliente@busnortechile.cl
- Website
- busnortechile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–30
- Website
- https://www.busnortechile.cl/portada.php
- Cama
- $29–30
- Phone
- +56 97 580 5380
- info@busesfierro.cl
- Website
- buses-fierro.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Schedules at
- buses-fierro.cl
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- Phone
- +56 65 227 8249
- contacto@thaebus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 22 748 6521
- contacto@tepualvip.cl
- Website
- tepualvip.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Schedules at
- tepualvip.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 8521 3620
- sales@navimag.com
- Website
- navimag.com
Ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $499–1,550
- Website
- https://www.navimag.com/?language=en
- Cabin AA
- $650
- Cabin A
- $520
- Cabin CC
- $499
- Premium Suite
- $1,550
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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