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To get to Punta Arenas there are three waysoptions: * '' 'Airway' '': There are daily flights from Santiago to Punta Arenas. The trip takes about 4 hours and if it's clear you can see from the air the Patagonian channelsfjords, ice fields and the Torres del Painethemselves. * '' 'SeawaySea' '': There is a 4 day trip highly recommended, either from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales or vice versa. It will browse takes you through the wonderful maze of canals and the Gulf of Penas, you can discover . It passes by Puerto Eden, a small village inhabited by fishermen brave and refuge of the last alacalufes. It is , and also a starting point to the beautiful impressive glacier Pius Pio XII. * '' 'By Land' '' : The journey takes 36 hours between Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas, but it is the most economical cheapest option. Lets It lets you know the pampa land stays and great plains its ''estancias'', where the huge distances have shaped the character of this region.  Depending on the amount of time availabe and on your resources it is advisable to combine the different means of transport to get in and out of Patagonia, thus to get a complete fuller view of this the region is achieved.

From Punta Arenas there are 254 kilometers by paved way to Puerto Natales. From there, there are two options: * Walking former Old road through Cerro Castillo: Continue to Cerro Castillo, 60 km of paved road, and once . Once in the village , turn left (west) and continue for along a gravel road [[road conditions | good]]. 44 miles kms later there is a bifurcation: two roads lead to the park. It should be Take right. After an additional 9 kilometers (113 and 367 from Puerto Natales from Punta Arenas) Nursery the CONAF (ranger) post of Laguna Amarga is reached. * New Walking road to Villa Serrano: From Puerto Natales, must walk advance 16 miles kms along the old route (towards Cerro Castillo) to the turnoff to the left makes that leads to the Milodon Cave, which . The cave is reached after 7 kilometers by of road gravel in [[road conditions | good]]. Since the cave , there is a stretch of 65 kilometers of gravel, at the [[state of the road | good]] until the administrative center of the park , at Villa Serrano. From there, continue on along the gorgeus main road of the beautiful National Park, which 39 kilometers after sitting leads to later reaches the CONAF (ranger) post of Laguna Amarga

[[Image: Torres del Paine and Laguna Azul from Laguna Azul sector Porteria Paola Andrade.jpg | thumb | 280px | right | Torres del Paine and Blue Lagoon Blue Lagoon from industry Goaltending Laguna Azul, by Paola Andrade]]  

InterestinglyIt may seem unbelievable, but there are no direct buses from Punta Arenas to the park, and must make an obligatory so you have to stop in Puerto Natales. How As the second and final trip to the park from Puerto Natales is at 14:30, from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales you can take the buses that leave at 8:30 and 10 to arrive before 14:30 and get to the park on the same day to the park (the trip it takes about 3 hours between the two cities).

Buses from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine National Park will leave you at Laguna Amarga. From that point, it's about an hour hike up of additional hike along the road to Hosteria Las Torres, the usual start of the trekking, this . This last stretch can also be done in minibuses waiting that wait for the arrival of the bus buses from Puerto Natales.

'' 'Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales' ''

Frequencies ** Frequencies: daily from Punta Arenas: 8:30 - 10 - 14 - 18 - 19:30 hrs.- Restoring ** Heads back at 7.30 - 10 - 13:30 - 16 - 19:30 hrs.- Corroborating schedules ** To corroborate schedules: [http://www.busespacheco.com/rutas.htm here]. Punta Arenas **Punta Arenas: 900 Avenida Colon T: 242174 and 241162 Puerto Natales **Puerto Natales: Ramirez 224 T: 414800, 415123, 414800

Frequencies ** Frequencies: daily from Punta Arenas: 8-9 - 13 - 14:30 - 17 - 18:30 - 20 Corroborating schedules ** To corroborate schedules: [http://www.busesfernandez.com here] **Armando Sanhueza 745 ** T: 221429

* South Bus SurFrequencies ** Frequencies: daily from Punta Arenas: 9 - 15 - 17 to 19 hrs **José Menéndez 552 ** T: 614224-614225

'' 'Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine National Park' '' From Puerto Natales, between December and February get there are two buses a day to the park , at 7 am and 2:30 p.m.. In November, March and April the are only buses that depart at 7am. Check in * South BusSur: Baquedano 668 T: 614220-614221 * Tourism Tourismo JBA Patagonia: Prat 258, 412 824

In auto ==== By car==== From El Calafate, it is 284 kms to the border crossing in Río Don Guillermo, close to Cerro Castillo. From there, from the it's another 58 km. of gravel road in [[road conditions | good]] to the CONAF post at Laguna Amarga goal of , in Torres del Paine National Park.

El Calafate, in turn, is located 215 kms south of El Chalten, many the other trekking areahot spot of the region.

In ==== Public transport and hitchhiking ==== public transport and hitchhiking [http://www.turismozaahj.co.cl/turismozaahjespanol/new-page-5/new-page.html Tourism Zaahj] takes drives the route El Calafate - Cerro Castillo - Puerto Natales. Get off the bus at Cerro Castillo and wait for the buses described in the previous section coming from Puerto Natales.

The trip takes 5 hours to Puerto Natales, but it depends on the immigration control in both Argentina and Chile.

Office hours in Sarmiento and Laguna Amarga Lodges is : 8.30 to 20.30, all year round.