There are 6 ways to get from Punta Arenas to Tortel by bus, plane, shuttle, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Balmaceda Airport, shuttle, bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Balmaceda Airport (BBA)plane PNT - BBA
- Take a shuttle bus from Coyhaique to Cochrane
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Cochrane to Tortelbus
32h 24m$129–426Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviariobus Punta Arenas
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Natales to Caleta Tortelcarferry Puerto Natales
2d 7h$35–199Drive 1,215.2 km
- Drive from Punta Arenas to Tortelcar 1,215.2 km
20h 16m$150–217Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Balmaceda Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Balmaceda Airport (BBA)plane PUQ - BBA
- Take a shuttle bus from Coyhaique to Cochrane
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Cochrane to Tortelbus
15h 9m$118–458Fly Punta Arenas Airport to Balmaceda Airport, bus
- Fly from Punta Arenas Airport to Balmaceda Airportplane
- Take the bus from Balmaceda Airport to Puerto Río Tranquilobus
- Take the bus from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Arturo Prat 324bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Cochrane to Tortelbus
15h 53mBus, car ferry via Terminal Bus-Sur
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviariobus Punta Arenas
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Natales to Caleta Tortelcarferry Puerto Natales
2d 7h$35–219
Puerto Natales (PNT) to Balmaceda Airport (BBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Punta Arenas to Tortel is to bus and car ferry which costs $35 - $200 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Punta Arenas to Tortel is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 15h 9m and costs $110 - $460.
The distance between Punta Arenas and Tortel is 1409 km. The road distance is 1215.2 km.
The best way to get from Punta Arenas to Tortel without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs $35 - $200.
It takes approximately 32h 24m to get from Punta Arenas to Tortel, including transfers.
Tortel is 1h behind Punta Arenas. It is currently 1:35 PM in Punta Arenas and 12:35 PM in Tortel.
Yes, the driving distance between Punta Arenas to Tortel is 1215 km. It takes approximately 20h 16m to drive from Punta Arenas to Tortel.
What companies run services between Punta Arenas, Chile and Tortel, Chile?
There is no direct connection from Punta Arenas to Tortel. However, you can take the bus to Terminal Rodoviario, take the taxi to Puerto Natales (PNT) airport, fly to Balmaceda Airport (BBA), walk to Balmaceda, take the shuttle to Coyhaique, take the shuttle to Cochrane, walk to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Cochrane, then take the bus to Tortel. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Caleta Tortel via Terminal Rodoviario and Puerto Natales in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Puerto Natales to Balmaceda Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Puerto Natales to Balmaceda Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Puerto Natales to Balmaceda Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Balmaceda Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Puerto Natales to Balmaceda Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Puerto Natales to Balmaceda Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Balmaceda Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Puerto Natales to Balmaceda Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- 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
- Phone
- +56 967 234 6315
- contacto@busespatoaventura.cl
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Coyhaique to Cochrane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 98 180 1962
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Cochrane to Tortel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12
- Phone
- +56 9 8134 4990
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Cochrane to Tortel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- santichalo@hotmail.cl
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Balmaceda Airport to Puerto Río Tranquilo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 67 221 4507
- tdoncarlos@patagoniachile.cl
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Arturo Prat 324
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/buses-don-carlos
- 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
- $9–29
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Semi Cama
- $21–29
- Phone
- +56 61 272 8100
- correo@tabsa.cl
- Website
- tabsa.cl
Car ferry from Puerto Natales to Caleta Tortel
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–190
- Schedules at
- tabsa.cl
- Foreigner
- $150–190
- Local Resident
- $26–35
- Chilean
- $50–65
- Local
- $32
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