There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane SYD - PUQ
23h 12m$563–1,716Drive to Orange Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Drive from Sydney to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane OAG - PUQ
26h 46m$732–2,246Fly Sydney International Airport to Porvenir, car ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Porvenir (WPR)plane SYD - WPR
- Take the car ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenascarferry
38h 10m$625–1,986Fly Sydney International Airport to Puerto Natales, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane SYD - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
23h 30m$674–1,129Fly Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL)plane SYD - RGL
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandezbus
34h 27m$834–2,450Train, bus to Canberra International Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Take the train from Central Station to Goulburn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Goulburn Station, Coach Stop to Canberra Airport, Terminal Avbus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane CBR - PUQ
29h 17m$665–2,216
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas is to fly and bus which costs $650 - $1,200 and takes 23h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 23h 12m and costs $550 - $1,800.
The distance between Sydney and Punta Arenas is 9563 km.
It takes approximately 23h 12m to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Punta Arenas is 14h behind Sydney. It is currently 4:20 AM in Sydney and 2:20 PM in Punta Arenas.
There are 252+ hotels available in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Punta Arenas, Chile?
LATAM Chile and Qantas fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) 4 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Orange Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Orange Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- dapairline.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Auckland, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Puerto Montt, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Melbourne, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Orange Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 59m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Goulburn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–110
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $20–26
- First
- $28–40
- Sleeper
- $95–110
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Goulburn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $20–30
- First Class
- $28–45
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Goulburn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- 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
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $16–24
- Bed
- $19–27
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Goulburn Station, Coach Stop to Canberra Airport, Terminal Av
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +56 61 272 8100
- correo@tabsa.cl
- Website
- tabsa.cl
Car ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–65
- Schedules at
- tabsa.cl
- Foreigner
- $45–65
- Local Resident
- $9–11
- Chilean
- $16–21
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