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Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas, Chile, the gateway for Antarctic air-cruises: flights in, the two-hour hop to King George Island and what it costs, Magdalena Island's penguins, things to do and the weather.

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What is Punta Arenas, and how do you get to Antarctica from there?

Punta Arenas is a Chilean port city of about 132,000 people on the Strait of Magellan and the main gateway for Antarctic air-cruises: a charter flight of about two hours to King George Island replaces the Drake Passage crossing. Eight-day air-cruises from here start at $13,795. Fly in from Santiago in about 3 hours 20 minutes, and see Magdalena Island's penguins from October to March.

Facts checked October 15, 2026 against 58 sources.

Punta Arenas at a glance

Map showing Punta ArenasPunta Arenas, 53°10′S, 70°55′WPunta Arenas
  1. July: no trips
  2. August: no trips
  3. September: no trips
  4. October: in season
  5. November: in season
  6. December: best
  7. January: best
  8. February: best
  9. March: in season
  10. April: in season
  11. May: no trips
  12. June: no trips

Best Season

Type
Gateway town
Location
53°10′S, 70°55′W
Season
Antarctic air-cruises fly from late November to early March; boat trips to the Magdalena Island penguins run from October to mid-April.
Best months
December to February
Getting there
Direct flights from Santiago, about 3 hours 20 minutes, to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Airport, about 12 miles (19 to 20 km) from the center; buses from Puerto Natales take about 3 hours.
Wildlife
About 7,000 pairs of Magellanic penguins on Magdalena Island, 22 miles (35 km) northeast in the Strait of Magellan, with sea lions and cormorants on neighboring Isla Marta.
Landings
Magdalena Island: certified guides only, at most one hour ashore, at least 6.5 ft (2 m) from the penguins and no drones. Antarctic air-cruise flights to King George Island depend on the weather.

Punta Arenas is a Chilean port city on the Strait of Magellan, in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica region; its commune counted 132,363 people at the 2024 census.12 For Antarctic travelers it is the main fly-cruise gateway: charter planes leave here for a flight of about two hours to King George Island, where a ship waits, cutting out both crossings of the Drake Passage.34 Chile's national Antarctic institute, INACH, has had its headquarters here since 2003, and the city is also the stop for the weekly flight to the Falkland Islands and the start of Australis cruises to Ushuaia.567

How do you get to Punta Arenas?

Fly from Santiago. Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Airport (PUQ) has direct flights from the Chilean capital and seasonal connections to Argentina, and JetSMART lists the flight at about 3 hours 20 minutes.28 The airport sits on Route 9, about 12 miles (19 to 20 km) northwest of the city; take a bus, taxi or transfer into the center.92 By land, buses cover the 155 miles (250 km) from Puerto Natales, the base for Torres del Paine, in about three hours.210

US citizens do not need a visa for Chile: the Foreign Ministry's visa table lists the United States with no visa and no fee for stays of up to 90 days, and the tourist permit cannot be used for paid work.1112 Officials may ask for proof of funds of at least USD 46 a day, and animal and plant products must be declared on the agriculture service (SAG) form.13

How do you get from Punta Arenas to Antarctica?

By air-cruise. You fly from Punta Arenas to the Teniente Rodolfo Marsh airfield, part of Chile's Eduardo Frei base complex on King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands, board an expedition ship there and sail the Antarctic Peninsula, then fly back.143 Antarctica21, which was formed in Punta Arenas and is still based there, describes the flight as about two hours, against two days each way by sea.15 In the 2025-26 season, IAATO operators ran 126 air-cruise voyages to the Peninsula for 11,764 passengers, supported by 170 southbound flights into the Teniente Rodolfo Marsh airstrip; most Antarctic visitors still sail, with 401 traditional seaborne voyages that season.16

These are the air-cruises from Punta Arenas we priced for 2026-27, cheapest first. Fares are per person, two sharing, and include the flights:

TripShipLengthLowest fare, as listed
Antarctica21, Classic Antarctica Air-CruiseMagellan Explorer or Magellan Discoverer8 days, late November to early MarchFrom $13,795, including two hotel nights in Punta Arenas3
Atlas Ocean Voyages, Drake Express, December 14, 2026World Traveller8 days$17,276 veranda suite after 20% Bonus Savings, taxes included; fares valid through December 31, 20261718
Quark, Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake, December 1 or 6, 2026World Voyager8 days$19,695 Infinity Suite brochure fare; promo codes take 10% or 15% off19
Aurora, Antarctic Peninsula: Fly the Drake, January 13, 2027Douglas Mawson8 days$25,395 twin stateroom (the $24,595 triple berth was sold out)20
Quark, Antarctic Express: Crossing the Circle, January 22, 2027Ocean Explorer11 days, to the Antarctic Circle$29,095 triple suite brochure fare (please call); $36,195 veranda suite bookable online2122

There is also a one-day option. Aerovías DAP, which has flown to King George Island since 1989, sells a Full Day Antarctica trip at USD 7,060 per person: about two hours each way in a BAe 146 carrying 70 passengers, and about five hours on the ground visiting the Villa Las Estrellas settlement, the Orthodox church at Russia's Bellingshausen base, China's Great Wall base and an elephant seal colony, with eight dates from December 4, 2026 to March 16, 2027.232425 The price includes four hotel nights, because weather can push the flight across a three-day window; if the flight is canceled for weather, DAP refunds the fare minus a 20% non-refundable fee.26

Plan around the weather. Antarctica21 requires you to be in Punta Arenas by 2 p.m. on day 1, and anyone who misses that deadline loses the trip without a refund.27 Before the flight, its guests are briefed, try on expedition gear and practice zodiac boarding at Explorers House, a converted wool warehouse of more than 21,500 sq ft (2,000 m²).28 For how flying compares with sailing, see fly or sail the Drake Passage and flights to Antarctica.

Which Antarctic cruises start or end in Punta Arenas?

Some sea voyages use the city too. HX flies guests from Santiago to embark the Fram here for its In-depth South Georgia and its South Georgia and Falklands voyages, the latter from $10,731 on March 12, 2027.2930 Aurora's January 8, 2027 South Georgia voyage and its February 13, 2027 Antarctic Circle voyage sail from Ushuaia and finish in Punta Arenas.3132 Quark's Fly South, Sail North flies out of Punta Arenas and sails back to Ushuaia.33 Holland America's 22-day South America and Antarctica cruises call here between Buenos Aires and Chile's central coast.34 Silversea launched its Antarctic fly cruises from Punta Arenas, but from 2026-27 they fly from Puerto Williams, where its 150-room hotel, The Cormorant at 55 South, is due to take its first guests on October 19, 2026.353637 Only two of its 40 Antarctic departures that season touch Punta Arenas, both on Silver Cloud: a 15-day voyage from Puerto Williams on January 18, 2027, from $33,700 per guest with the All-Inclusive Plus fare, and a 10-day voyage to Puerto Williams on February 2, 2027, from $17,200 per guest with a non-refundable Last-Minute fare.3839

Where can you see penguins near Punta Arenas?

On Magdalena Island, 22 miles (35 km) northeast of the city in the Strait of Magellan, part of the Los Pingüinos Natural Monument.40 It is a Magellanic penguin colony, but a smaller one than many tour pages suggest: the park service CONAF puts it at about 7,000 breeding pairs, and its regional director confirmed that figure in March 2026, while the ferry operator's page still says 69,000.404142

HowTripPrice and inclusions
Comapa catamaran5 hours, from Prat Pier, 0.6 mile (1 km) from downtown; daily, October to MarchFrom USD 130, park entrance included43
Comapa speedboat5 hours, from Bahía Laredo; adds a pass by the sea lions of Isla MartaFrom USD 130, park entrance included44
TABSA ferry YaghanLeaves Tres Puentes terminal at 10:30; 2 hours each way and 1 hour on the islandGuides, entry and port taxes included42

The island is open October to April, and boats run from October to mid-April.40 CONAF's rules are strict: a 0.9-mile (1.4 km) trail, at most one hour ashore, at least 6.5 ft (2 m) from the penguins, entry only with certified guides, no drones, and no landing on neighboring Isla Marta.40 Comapa refunds the boat trip if weather cancels it.43

What are the best things to do in Punta Arenas?

The center is compact, and several of the city's sights are protected national monuments:

SightWhat to know
Plaza Muñoz GameroThe main square, a protected historic zone since 1991, with INACH's headquarters on one side455
Hernando de Magallanes monumentA 33 ft (10 m) bronze unveiled in 1920 for the strait's 400th anniversary; local legend says that if you do not kiss the toe of the Patagonian figure, you will not come back with good fortune46
Sara Braun Municipal CemeteryFounded in 1894, cypress-lined and a national monument since 2012; foreign visitors pay CLP 5,000, daily 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from September 1, 2026 to April 30, 20274748
Fuerte Bulnes and Parque del EstrechoRebuilt fort on the site of Chile's 1843 claim to the strait, 32 to 36 miles (52 to 58 km) south; allow 3 to 4 hours in the park; foreign adults CLP 20,000495051
Museo Regional de MagallanesClosed: the Braun Menéndez mansion that houses it shut on June 1, 2023 for a restoration expected to take at least three years5253

Chile's official tourism board also singles out the Nao Victoria Museum, a full-scale replica of Magellan's ship.2 Fuerte Bulnes is also where the city began: settlers moved north from the fort in 1848 and founded Punta Arenas.49 Further afield, Torres del Paine National Park is about 250 miles (400 km) away by road via Puerto Natales.54

How do you get from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia?

By ship or by bus. Australis sails Punta Arenas to Ushuaia in 5 days and 4 nights through the fjords of Tierra del Fuego, with landings planned at Ainsworth Bay, Tuckers Islets, Pía Glacier, Cape Horn and Wulaia Bay, on ships of up to 200 passengers.755 Fares are all-inclusive, per person sharing: $3,066 in a B cabin in low season, $3,997 in high season, and $1,955 on the one promotional date still open, April 1, 2027; solo travelers pay 50% more.7 The reverse route, Ushuaia to Punta Arenas, adds a landing on Magdalena Island.56

Bus-Sur's bus takes about 11 hours, longer if the border formalities are slow, and runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday from September to April, from CLP 62,000 one way.10 If you drive, the shortest crossing of the strait is TABSA's 25-minute ferry at Primera Angostura, its narrowest point.57

What is the weather like in Punta Arenas?

Cool, windy and drier than you might expect. Chile's tourism board describes a subpolar oceanic climate with low temperatures and strong winds, and the official 1991 to 2020 averages from the airport weather station show summer highs near 59°F (15°C), winter highs near 40°F (4°C) and only 15.3 inches (389 mm) of rain a year:258

MonthAverage highAverage lowRainSunshine
January60°F (15.3°C)44°F (6.9°C)1.5 in (38 mm)225 hours
February59°F (14.8°C)44°F (6.6°C)1.2 in (32 mm)187 hours
March55°F (13.0°C)42°F (5.4°C)1.7 in (43 mm)157 hours
April50°F (10.1°C)38°F (3.5°C)1.8 in (45 mm)119 hours
May44°F (6.9°C)35°F (1.5°C)1.5 in (37 mm)95 hours
June40°F (4.3°C)31°F (-0.5°C)1.2 in (31 mm)72 hours
July40°F (4.2°C)31°F (-0.7°C)1.2 in (31 mm)86 hours
August42°F (5.7°C)32°F (0.1°C)1.2 in (30 mm)119 hours
September47°F (8.3°C)35°F (1.4°C)1.0 in (25 mm)147 hours
October51°F (10.8°C)37°F (2.7°C)1.0 in (25 mm)201 hours
November55°F (12.9°C)40°F (4.5°C)0.9 in (23 mm)216 hours
December58°F (14.3°C)42°F (5.8°C)1.3 in (32 mm)233 hours

The Antarctic air-cruise season, late November to early March, matches the city's warmest and sunniest months.358

How many days should you spend in Punta Arenas?

At least one night before an air-cruise, and more if you want Magdalena Island or Torres del Paine. Most air-cruises already include a hotel night at each end: Antarctica21's Classic includes two nights at the Cabo de Hornos Hotel or similar, and Quark's Fly the Drake includes hotel nights in Punta Arenas.34 Because the Antarctic flight can slip for weather, keep your return flight home flexible; DAP tells its day-trip passengers to allow a three-day window.1526 If you are deciding between this gateway and Argentina's, our Ushuaia guide covers the sea route, and how to get to Antarctica compares the options.

Voyages that visit Punta Arenas

Landings depend on weather and ice, so no operator can promise a specific site.

  • South Georgia & Falklands, Punta Arenas to Montevideo

    HX Expeditions · 18 days · Santiago de Chile (flight to Punta Arenas included) to Montevideo, Uruguay · No Drake · March

    Fare details

    Lowest published fare, per person with two sharing, on Fram, Mar 12, 2027, after HX 130th anniversary discounts (was $15,732; the extra anniversary discount applies only to bookings made by Nov 9, 2026); includes a Santiago hotel night, a one-way flight to Punta Arenas and the South Georgia permit; does not visit Antarctica.

    from $10,731about $596 a day

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  • Antarctic Explorer Express

    Aurora Expeditions · Douglas Mawson · 9 days · Ushuaia, Argentina (hotel night included) to Punta Arenas, Chile (flight from King George Island and hotel night included) · Fly one way · January

    Fare details

    Lowest published fare: Aurora Stateroom Triple (porthole), $15,895 per person with three sharing, on Douglas Mawson, Jan 7, 2027, the only departure; sold out when read Oct 14, 2026, as was every cabin below the Balcony Stateroom Category A, the cheapest still for sale at $20,095 per person, two sharing. Sails the Drake Passage south from Ushuaia and flies back from King George Island to Punta Arenas. Includes an Ushuaia hotel night, the flight, a Punta Arenas hotel night, meals and drinks.

    from $15,895about $1,766 a day

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  • Drake Express (World Traveller)

    Atlas Ocean Voyages · World Traveller · 8 days · Punta Arenas, Chile (hotel night and charter flight to King George Island included) to Punta Arenas, Chile (charter flight from King George Island and a hotel night included) · Fly both ways · December

    Fare details

    Veranda Suite (V2) on World Traveller, Dec 14, 2026: $17,276 per guest, two sharing, after 20% Bonus Savings, with $385 in government taxes and fees included; read Oct 15, 2026. Explorer's Choice fares are valid through Dec 31, 2026. On the Dec 7 departure only Reserve Collection suites showed fares, from $24,076. Includes Punta Arenas hotel nights before and after, both charter flights and a Punta Arenas dinner with pisco sours and lamb al asador. Five Peninsula days and a day in the Antarctic Sound are planned.

    from $17,276about $2,160 a day

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  • In-depth Antarctica, Falklands & South Georgia Expedition

    HX Expeditions · 23 days · Santiago de Chile (flights to and from Punta Arenas included) to Santiago de Chile · Sail both ways · November to February

    Fare details

    Lowest published fare, per person with two sharing, on Fram, Nov 6, 2026, after HX 130th anniversary discounts (was $22,934; the extra anniversary discount applies only to bookings made by Nov 9, 2026); Dec 18 and Jan 8 departures started at $38,075; includes a Santiago hotel night, flights between Santiago and Punta Arenas and the South Georgia permit. Sails out via the Falklands and South Georgia and returns north across the Drake.

    from $17,774about $773 a day

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  • Across the Antarctic Circle

    Aurora Expeditions · Sylvia Earle · 13 days · Ushuaia, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina (Feb 13, 2027 departure ends in Punta Arenas, Chile) · Sail both ways · November to December, February

    Fare details

    Lowest published fare, Aurora Stateroom Triple, one berth, on Greg Mortimer, Feb 28, 2027, after a save up to 10% offer (was $20,095), available when read on Oct 14, 2026. Sylvia Earle departures Nov 13 and Dec 18, 2026 and Feb 13, 2027 start at $18,695, $19,076 and $22,095 (triples, all sold out). Includes drinks and one pre-voyage hotel night; flights not included.

    from $18,086about $1,391 a day

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  • Drake Fly & Sail (World Traveller)

    Atlas Ocean Voyages · World Traveller · 10 days · Ushuaia, Argentina (Buenos Aires hotel night and charter flight to Ushuaia included) to King George Island, Antarctica (charter flight to Punta Arenas and a Punta Arenas hotel night included) · Fly one way · November

    Fare details

    Horizon Suite (H1) on World Traveller, Nov 28, 2026, the only departure: $18,499 per guest, two sharing, with $495 in government taxes and fees included; read Oct 15, 2026. Sails south across the Drake Passage, plans five Peninsula days and a day in the Antarctic Sound, then flies north from King George Island. The flight allows one checked bag of up to 42 lb (19 kg) and an 11 lb (5 kg) carry-on.

    from $18,499about $1,850 a day

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  • Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake (World Voyager)

    Quark Expeditions · World Voyager · 8 days · Punta Arenas, Chile (charter flight to King George Island) to Punta Arenas, Chile · Fly both ways · December, February

    Fare details

    Lowest published 2026-27 brochure fare: Infinity Suite on World Voyager, Dec 1 and Dec 6, 2026, $19,695 per person (Dec 1 had 2 cabins left; Dec 6 was marked Please Call); promo codes of 10% to 15% not applied; includes charter flights between Punta Arenas and King George Island, a briefing dinner and Punta Arenas hotel nights before and after; spirits not included; read Oct 14, 2026

    from $19,695about $2,462 a day

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  • Antarctic Peninsula: Fly the Drake

    Aurora Expeditions · Douglas Mawson · 8 days · Punta Arenas, Chile (charter flight to King George Island) to Punta Arenas, Chile (charter flight from King George Island) · Fly both ways · January

    Fare details

    Lowest published fare, Aurora Stateroom Triple, one berth, on Douglas Mawson, Jan 13, 2027, sold out when read on Oct 14, 2026; twin cabins from $25,395 per person. Only 2026-27 departure; Aurora lists the trip at 8 days, but this departure is dated Jan 13 to 22, 2027. Includes return charter flights between Punta Arenas and King George Island, two hotel nights in Punta Arenas and drinks.

    from $24,595about $3,074 a day

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  • South Georgia, Falklands & Antarctic Odyssey

    Aurora Expeditions · Sylvia Earle · 21 days · Ushuaia, Argentina to Punta Arenas, Chile (Jan 8, 2027 Sylvia Earle departure) or Ushuaia, Argentina (Mar 9, 2027 Douglas Mawson departure) · Sail both ways · January, March

    Fare details

    Lowest published fare, Aurora Stateroom Triple, one berth, on Douglas Mawson, Mar 9, 2027, after a save up to 15% offer (was $31,395), limited availability when read on Oct 14, 2026. The Sylvia Earle departure, Jan 8, 2027, starts at $32,295 (triple, sold out). Includes drinks and one pre-voyage hotel night in Ushuaia; flights not included.

    from $26,686about $1,271 a day

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  • Antarctic Express: Fly South, Sail North (Ocean Explorer)

    Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer · 9 days · Punta Arenas, Chile (charter flight to King George Island) to Ushuaia, Argentina · Fly one way · February

    Fare details

    Lowest fare on sale, Studio Single on Ocean Explorer, Feb 3, 2027 (one cabin left when read; every shared cabin, from the $17,695 Triple Suite up, was sold out); a 10% promo code was shown with no end date; includes a Punta Arenas hotel night, a briefing dinner and the flight to King George Island; read Oct 15, 2026

    from $28,595about $3,177 a day

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  • Antarctic Express: Crossing the Circle (Ocean Explorer)

    Quark Expeditions · Ocean Explorer · 11 days · Punta Arenas, Chile (charter flight to King George Island) to Punta Arenas, Chile · Fly both ways · January

    Fare details

    Lowest published brochure fare, Triple Suite on Ocean Explorer, Jan 22, 2027 (marked Please Call when read; the lowest cabin bookable online was a Veranda Suite at $36,195); includes flights to and from King George Island and a Punta Arenas hotel night before and after; read Oct 15, 2026

    from $29,095about $2,645 a day

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  • Ultimate Chilean Fjords, Glaciers & Antarctic Wildlife Explorer

    Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours · Scenic Eclipse · 31 days · Valparaíso, Chile (listed as Santiago on Scenic's calendar) to Buenos Aires, Argentina (flight from Ushuaia included) · Sail both ways · November

    Fare details

    Full Fare in a Deluxe Verandah Suite BA (Deck 7) on Scenic Eclipse's Nov 4, 2026 departure, per person with two sharing, read Oct 15, 2026; no discounted fare was shown, and the Verandah and cheaper Deluxe Verandah Suites (from $45,425 Full Fare) were not available. Sails the Chilean fjords, Punta Arenas and Cape Horn to Ushuaia, then two days in the Falklands, three at South Georgia and five in Antarctica, with an optional helicopter trip to the Snow Hill Island emperor colony at extra cost. Includes drinks, tips, Wi-Fi and the flight from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires at the end.

    from $54,275about $1,751 a day

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Lowest published price per person in the operator's currency, checked October 15, 2026. Taxes, flights and single supplements vary.

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  49. 49.Fuerte Bulnes, Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales, Government of Chile. Accessed October 15, 2026.
  50. 50.Plan your visit - Parque del Estrecho de Magallanes, Parque del Estrecho de Magallanes (park concession operator). Accessed October 15, 2026.
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  52. 52.Visitas al museo suspendidas - Museo Regional de Magallanes, Museo Regional de Magallanes, Servicio Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural (Serpat), Government of Chile. Accessed October 15, 2026.
  53. 53.Serpat informa suspensión de atención a público en Museo Regional de Magallanes, Museo Regional de Magallanes, Servicio Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural (Serpat), Government of Chile. Accessed October 15, 2026.
  54. 54.Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), Government of Chile. Accessed October 15, 2026.
  55. 55.Our Ships: Ventus Australis & Stella Australis, Australis (Cruceros Australis S.A.). Accessed October 15, 2026.
  56. 56.Patagonian Explorer (Ushuaia to Punta Arenas), Season 2026-2027, Australis (Cruceros Australis S.A.). Accessed October 15, 2026.
  57. 57.Punta Delgada - Bahía Azul (Primera Angostura) route page, Transbordadora Austral Broom (TABSA). Accessed October 15, 2026.
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