There are 8 ways to get from Quito to Punta Arenas by car, plane, bus, or ferry
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Car, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)UIO - PUQ
14h 56m$305–975Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Bariloche
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
5d 10h$481–746Drive 7,857.4 km
- Drive from Quito to Punta Arenas7,857.4 km
4d 1h$969–1,400Car, fly to Puerto Natales, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Puerto Natales (PNT)UIO - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
18h 27m$396–1,238Car, fly to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL)UIO - RGL
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
17h 49m$385–1,258Bus via Lima
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
5d 16h$366–578Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Take the ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Bus-Sur
7d 13h$840–2,185Bus, ferry via Lima
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Take the ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Bus-Sur
8d 2h$675–1,985
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Punta Arenas is to bus via Lima which costs $360 - $600 and takes 5 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Punta Arenas is to car and fly which takes 14h 56m and costs $300 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Punta Arenas. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez via Terminal San Borja, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 10h.
The distance between Quito and Punta Arenas is 5982 km. The road distance is 7857.4 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Punta Arenas without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 10h and costs $480 - $750.
It takes approximately 14h 56m to get from Quito to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Quito to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Punta Arenas bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Terminal San Borja station.
Punta Arenas is 2h ahead of Quito. It is currently 9:20 AM in Quito and 11:20 AM in Punta Arenas.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Punta Arenas is 7857 km. It takes approximately 4 days 1h to drive from Quito to Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Punta Arenas, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez via Terminal San Borja, Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche, and Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos in around 5d 10h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Puerto Natales via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Puerto Natales via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Puerto Natales via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Puerto Natales via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Guayaquil, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Lima, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–97
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $60–90
- Semi bed
- $50–75
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $60–90
- Semi bed
- $45–70
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $95–150
- Bed
- $110–160
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $15–23
- Bed
- $18–26
- 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
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- 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
- 0810 122 1122
- info@tramatsa.com.ar
- Website
- turismoandesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–188
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $110–130
- Cama
- $130–160
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- transantin.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $22–40
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 600 401 5151
- servicioalcliente@busnortechile.cl
- Website
- busnortechile.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://www.busnortechile.cl/portada.php
- Cama
- $32–33
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–50
- Phone
- +56 97 580 5380
- info@busesfierro.cl
- Website
- buses-fierro.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Schedules at
- buses-fierro.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 227 8249
- contacto@thaebus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 22 748 6521
- contacto@tepualvip.cl
- Website
- tepualvip.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Schedules at
- tepualvip.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/queilen-bus/en
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- info@bussur.com
- Website
- bussur.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Bus-Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–80
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $27–40
- Cama
- $40–60
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 99 144 4725
- boleteria.santiago@lagosur.cl
- Website
- lagosur.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- lagosur.cl
- Book at
- lagosur.cl
- Salon Cama
- $23
- Phone
- +56 65 225 3133
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–23
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 8521 3620
- sales@navimag.com
- Website
- navimag.com
Ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 11h
- 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 to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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