There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas by plane, car, bus, or car ferry
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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
21h 48m$1,313–1,616Fly Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
33h 27m$637–2,053Drive 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
25h 23m$782–2,346Fly 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
44h 28m$725–2,229Bus to Canberra International Airport, fly to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberrabus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ)plane CBR - PUQ
27h 49m$674–2,142Fly 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 45m$666–2,186
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 bus and fly which costs $650 - $2,200 and takes 27h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas is to fly which takes 21h 48m and costs $1,300 - $1,700.
The distance between Sydney and Punta Arenas is 9563 km.
It takes approximately 21h 48m to get from Sydney to Punta Arenas, including transfers.
Punta Arenas is 13h behind Sydney. It is currently 6:08 AM in Sydney and 5:08 PM in Punta Arenas.
There are 242+ hotels available in Punta Arenas.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Punta Arenas, Chile?
LATAM Chile, Qantas, and Sky Airline fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Orange Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Orange Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 14m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Natales via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Natales via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Natales via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- 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
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Santiago, Puerto Montt, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Auckland, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porvenir via Melbourne, Santiago, Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Orange Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport via Santiago, Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport via Santiago, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- 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
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $18–26
- Bed
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- 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
- $50–65
- Local Resident
- $9–12
- Chilean
- $16–21
- Regular passenger
- $14
- Senior passenger
- $12
- Children less than 6 years
- $0
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