There are 8 ways to get from Punta Arenas to Quito by plane, car, bus, or ferry
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Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport, car
best- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane PUQ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
14h 41m$280–767Bus via Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Bariloche to Terminal Surbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
4d 21h$488–777Drive 7,869.6 km
- Drive from Punta Arenas to Quitocar 7,869.6 km
4d 2h$971–1,402Bus to Puerto Natales, fly, car
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane PNT - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
21h 7m$296–788Bus to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Fly from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane RGL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
17h 9m$539–1,560Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Oliviabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
5d 12h$528–742Bus via Lima
- Take the bus from Punta Arenas to Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
7d$420–697Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Monttferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
7d 3h$676–1,468
Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Punta Arenas to Quito is to fly and car which costs $280 - $800 and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Punta Arenas to Quito is to fly and car which takes 14h 41m and costs $280 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Punta Arenas to Quito. However, there are services departing from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos, Bariloche and Terminal San Borja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 21h.
The distance between Punta Arenas and Quito is 5983 km. The road distance is 7869.6 km.
The best way to get from Punta Arenas to Quito without a car is to bus via Santiago which takes 4 days 21h and costs $480 - $800.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Punta Arenas to Quito, including transfers.
Punta Arenas to Quito bus services, operated by Marga Taqsa, depart from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez station.
Punta Arenas to Quito bus services, operated by Marga Taqsa, arrive at Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos station.
Quito is 2h behind Punta Arenas. It is currently 6:18 PM in Punta Arenas and 4:18 PM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Punta Arenas to Quito is 7870 km. It takes approximately 4 days 2h to drive from Punta Arenas to Quito.
What companies run services between Punta Arenas, Chile and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos, Bariloche, Terminal Sur, and Terminal San Borja in around 4d 21h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Puerto Natales to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Puerto Natales to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Puerto Natales to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Puerto Natales to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Ezeiza, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Puerto Natales to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Puerto Natales to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- 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
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $17–24
- Bed
- $19–27
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–199
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $100–140
- Bed
- $120–180
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $17–24
- Bed
- $19–27
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $17–24
- Bed
- $19–27
Bus from Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $45–65
- Bed
- $50–75
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Bariloche to Terminal Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $60–90
- Semi bed
- $50–70
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $100–150
- Semi bed
- $85–120
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–80
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $55–80
- Semi bed
- $45–65
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–480
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- 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
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- busesfernandez.com
- Phone
- +54 297 499 1930
- administracion@coopsportman.com
- Website
- coopsportman.com
Bus from Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- coopsportman.com
- Cama
- $45–60
- Semicama
- $40–50
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- info@tramatsa.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus de Caleta Olivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $50–60
- Cama
- $65–85
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $190–230
- Cama
- $250–310
- Phone
- +56 61 263 9157
- busesbarria-ghisoni@hotmail.com
- Website
- busesbarria.cl
Bus from Punta Arenas to Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- busesbarria.cl
- 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
- $120–212
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $120–180
- Cama
- $140–210
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- 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
- $9–28
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $20–28
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- 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
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $25–35
- 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
- $21–25
- Schedules at
- buses-fierro.cl
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $34–47
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $43–47
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Schedules at
- tepualvip.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–31
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/bus-norte
- Cama
- $29–31
- Phone
- +56 9 8521 3620
- sales@navimag.com
- Website
- navimag.com
Ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- Frequency
- Once 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
- 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
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- 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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