The International Airport Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, located 20 kilometers from Punta Arenas, regularly receives flights from Santiago and Puerto Montt. To get to Punta Arenas or Puerto Natales (254 kms.) it is easy to catch a bus, mini bus or taxi from the airport terminal. There are also regional flights to the cities of Puerto Natales, Porvenir and Puerto Williams, which have connecting flights to cities in Argentina.
By land, there are approximately 3,100 km from Santiago or 2,300 km from Puerto Montt. From Puerto Montt to the south, the trip is made via Argentinean territory and then back into Chile through the Monte Aymond Pass. The Pass is near Rio Gallegos, a city in Argentina, at 192 kms from Punta Arenas. Regularly, there are buses out of Santiago, Osorno and Puerto Montt to Punta Arenas, and from there onto Puerto Natales.