There are 7 ways to get from Punta Arenas to Papeete by plane, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane PUQ - PPT
32h 5m$1,200–3,600Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Raiatea Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)plane PUQ - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Papeete Ferry Terminalferry
43h 44m$882–2,420Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane PUQ - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
42h 14m$921–2,507Bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane PNT - PPT
41h 33m$1,211–3,733Bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane PNT - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
2d 3h$929–2,643Car ferry to Porvenir, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Punta Arenas to Porvenircarferry
- Fly from Porvenir (WPR) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane WPR - PPT
40h 52m$1,313–3,869Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane PUQ - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Papeete Ferry Terminalferry
41h 40m$970–2,657
Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Punta Arenas to Papeete is to fly and ferry which costs $850 - $2,500 and takes 43h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Punta Arenas to Papeete is to fly which takes 32h 5m and costs $1,200 - $3,600.
The distance between Punta Arenas and Papeete is 7738 km.
It takes approximately 32h 5m to get from Punta Arenas to Papeete, including transfers.
Papeete is 7h behind Punta Arenas. It is currently 4:56 AM in Punta Arenas and 9:56 PM in Papeete.
There are 602+ hotels available in Papeete.
What companies run services between Punta Arenas, Chile and Papeete, French Polynesia?
LATAM Chile, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Santiago, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Puerto Natales to Moorea-Temae Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Puerto Natales to Moorea-Temae Airport via Santiago, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Santiago, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Santiago, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Santiago, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Puerto Natales to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Puerto Natales to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Santiago, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Porvenir to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport, Santiago, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Puerto Natales to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Porvenir to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport, Santiago, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Puerto Natales to Moorea-Temae Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Santiago, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Santiago, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- info@bussur.com
- Website
- bussur.com
Bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $21–30
- Phone
- +689 40 50 57 57
- contact@aremiti.net
- Website
- aremiti.pf
Car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- aremiti.pf
- Passenger (Adult)
- $17
- Passenger (Child)
- $9
- Passenger (Senior)
- $14
- Vehicle
- $35–80
- Phone
- +689 40 46 11 80
- contact@vaearai.pf
- Website
- vaearai.com
Car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–70
- Schedules at
- vaearai.com
- Adult one way
- $19
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
- Phone
- +56 61 272 8100
- correo@tabsa.cl
- Website
- tabsa.cl
Car ferry from Punta Arenas to Porvenir
- 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
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- tuateaferries.com
Ferry from Fare to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–70
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $65–70
Ferry from Uturoa to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $65–85
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