Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
The tourist offices distribute a useful brochure that details all forms of transportation
available.
AIR
Punta Arenas' airport is located 21km north of town.
(CH$229,000) with a stop in Puerto Montt (CH$127,000), and on Saturday to the Falk-
land Islands (round-trip CH$435,000). For national flights, book ahead online for the
ping in Puerto Montt or Concepcion.
flies to Porvenir (CH$29,000) several times daily Monday to Saturday, and to Puerto
Williams (CH$75,000) at 10am Monday to Saturday. Luggage is limited to 10kg per per-
son. It also offers airport transfers (CH$3000) for passengers.
BOAT
del Fuego. The car/passenger ferry
Crux Australis
to/from Porvenir (per person/vehicle
CH$5800/37,000, 2½ to four hours) usually leaves at 9am but has some afternoon depar-
tures; check the current online schedule. The faster Primera Angostura crossing (per per-
son/vehicle CH$1600/13,900, 20 minutes), northeast of Punta Arenas, sails every 90
minutes between 8:30am and 11:45pm. Broom sets sail for Isla Navarino's Puerto Willi-
ams (reclining seat/bunk CH$93,000/130,000 including meals, 30 hours) three or four
times per month on Wednesday only, and returning on Saturdays.
four- and five-day cruises to Ushuaia and back. Turismo Comapa (
Click here
) handles
local bookings.
BUS
Buses depart from company offices, most situated within a block or two of Av Colón.
Buy tickets several hours (if not days) in advance. The
Central de Pasajeros
(
245811;
cnr Magallanes & Av Colón)
is the closest thing to a central booking office.
Río Gallegos, Ushuaia and Puerto Montt.
