How to Get Home From
Torres del Paine National Park
How to Get Home From
Torres del Paine National Park
3 Airplanes
2 Bus 1 Shuttle 1 Taxi
7,200+ Miles one-way from Punta Arenas, Chile to San Francisco
2 Hotels
3 Sections
- Part 1 – Thursday: Leaving Torres del Paine to Puerto Natales
- Part 2 – Thursday: Bus Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas
- Part 3 – Friday: Fly Punta Arenas to your next adventure
Part 1: Leaving Torres del Paine
Shuttle from Hotel Las Torres Patagonia to the park entrance
Once you reach Hotel Las Torres Patagonia at the bottom of the hill you are done with your trek. Go inside to the bar and have a celebratory beverage, grab some food, and put your feet up. A shuttle will arrive to take you to another shuttle around 1:00pm. The second shuttle will take you to the parks entrance where your 1:30pm bus will be waiting to take you back to Puerto Natales. The second shuttle costs roughly 4000 pesos per person.
Bus from park entrance to Puerto Natales
The second shuttle will take you to the park entrance where you will board your bus back to Puerto Natales. I recommend purchasing a round-trip bus ticket before entering the park.
- Bus Company: Bus Sur
- Departure Time: 1:30pm
- Arrival Time: 3:15pm
- Bus Sur Link: www.bussur.com/en/
- Bus Company: Bus Sur
- Departure Time: 1:30pm
- Arrival Time: 3:15pm
- Bus Sur Link: www.bussur.com/en/
Part 2: Make it to Punta Arenas
Bus from Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas
Once back at the Rodoviario bus station in Puerto Natales, switch bus companies and take Bus Fernandez to Punta Arenas.
Pro tip: Sit on the left side of the bus facing the front to see the Strait of Magellan
- Bus Company: Bus Fernandez
- Departure Time: 4:00pm
- Arrival Time: 7:00pm
- Bus Fernandez Link: www.busesfernandez.com
Stay at the Best Western hotel
The final destination of the bus is a two minute walk to the Best Western hotel.
Best Western Link: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotels-in-punta-arenas/best-western-hotel-finis-terrae/propertyCode.76067.html
Part 3: Fly to Your Next Adventure
Taxi to Punta Arenas Airport the Next Day
To get from the town of Punta Arenas to the airport takes about 30 minutes. Ask the front desk at the hotel to have a taxi arrive when you need it to line up with your flight to go back home.
Other Options
Stay in Punta Arenas and go see the famous penguin colony
Go to Antartica. You’re really close!
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Santiago and then go explore the port city Valparaiso
Santiago and then up to the Atacama Desert