There are 10 ways to get from Punta Arenas to Bolivia by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to El Alto International Airport
best- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane PUQ - LPB
11h 9m$310–700Bus via Bariloche
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Bariloche to Terminal Surbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Santa Cruzbus
3d 16h$204–360Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Santa Cruz de la Sierrabus
2d 20h$276–443Drive 4,553.4 km
- Drive from Punta Arenas to Santa Cruz de la Sierracar 4,553.4 km
2d 3h$640–924Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)plane PUQ - VVI
11h 51m$220–654Bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Viru Viru International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)plane PNT - VVI
16h 12m$264–815Bus to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport, fly to Viru Viru International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Fly from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)plane RGL - VVI
17h 45m$676–2,327Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cochabamba
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Cochabamba (CBB)plane PUQ - CBB
14h 21m$230–750Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Alcantari Airport
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Alcantari Airport (SRE)plane PUQ - SRE
13h 3m$260–754Bus via Santiago del Estero
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Esterobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Santa Cruzbus
3d 14h
Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Punta Arenas to Bolivia is to bus via Bariloche which costs $200 - $360 and takes 3 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Punta Arenas to Bolivia is to fly which takes 11h 9m and costs $310 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Punta Arenas to Bolivia. However, there are services departing from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria and arriving at Santa Cruz de la Sierra via Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos and Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Punta Arenas and Bolivia is 4086 km. The road distance is 4553.4 km.
The best way to get from Punta Arenas to Bolivia without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $270 - $450.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Punta Arenas to Bolivia, including transfers.
Punta Arenas to Bolivia bus services, operated by Buses Barria, depart from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria station.
The best way to get from Punta Arenas to Bolivia is to fly which takes 11h 9m and costs $310 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $270 - $450 and takes 2 days 20h.
Punta Arenas to Bolivia bus services, operated by Buses Barria, arrive at Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos station.
Bolivia is 1h behind Punta Arenas. It is currently 1:17 PM in Punta Arenas and 12:17 PM in Bolivia.
What companies run services between Punta Arenas, Chile and Bolivia?
LATAM Chile flies from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria to Santa Cruz de la Sierra via Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos, Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1, and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Puerto Natales to Viru Viru International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Puerto Natales to Viru Viru International Airport via Santiago, Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Puerto Natales to Viru Viru International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Asuncion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cochabamba via Santiago, Viru Viru International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cochabamba via Santiago, El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cochabamba via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Viru Viru International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santiago, Viru Viru International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Viru Viru International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–700
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Puerto Natales to Viru Viru International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- silkwayairlines.com
Flights from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Asuncion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Phone
- +56 61 263 9157
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Barria to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Buses Barria
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $180–220
- Cama
- $240–300
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $220–260
- Cama
- $290–350
- Phone
- +59171291772
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autobuses Quirquincho
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- Autobuses Quirquincho
- Phone
- +56 61 224 2313
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Fernández
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- Buses Fernández
- Phone
- +591 68922302
- [email protected]
- Website
- La Preferida Bus
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Santiago del Estero to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- La Preferida Bus
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–207
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $95–140
- Bed
- $110–170
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Bariloche to Terminal Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $55–85
- Semi bed
- $45–70
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jet Nort Super Class
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $43
- Schedules at
- Jet Nort Super Class
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