There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 14m$565–1,516Fly 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
40h 5m$828–2,330Drive 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
28h 40m$787–2,154Fly Sydney International Airport to Porvenir, car ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Porvenir (WPR)plane SYD - WPR
- Take the carferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenascarferry
39h 27m$677–1,991Train to Newcastle Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane NTL - PUQ
31h 51m$710–2,014Fly 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 Barriabus
35h 37m$940–2,443
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas is to fly which costs $550 - $1,600 and takes 23h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 23h 14m and costs $550 - $1,600.
The distance between Sydney and Punta Arenas is 9563 km.
It takes approximately 23h 14m to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Punta Arenas is 14h behind Sydney. It is currently 6:51 AM in Sydney and 4:51 PM in Punta Arenas.
There are 246+ 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
- 19h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Natales via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Natales via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 19m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Orange Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Orange Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 21m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- dapairline.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Auckland, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 24m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Balmaceda, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Puerto Montt, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Melbourne, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 7m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Orange Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- operadornatales@busesfernandez.com
- Website
- Buses Fernández
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- Buses Fernández
- Phone
- +56 61 263 9157
- busesbarria-ghisoni@hotmail.com
- Website
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
- Phone
- +56 61 272 8100
- correo@tabsa.cl
- Website
- Transbordadora Austral Broom
Car ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–60
- Schedules at
- Transbordadora Austral Broom
- Foreigner
- $45–60
- Local Resident
- $8–11
- Chilean
- $15–19
- Regular passenger
- $13
- Senior passenger
- $11
- Children less than 6 years
- $0
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