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Access
From Chile (Punta Arenas)
To get to Punta Arenas there are three ways:
- '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 channels, ice fields and the Torres del Paine.
- 'Seaway' : 4 day trip highly recommended, either from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales or vice versa. It will browse the wonderful maze of canals and the Gulf of Penas, you can discover Puerto Eden, inhabited by fishermen brave and refuge of the last alacalufes. It is a starting point the beautiful glacier Pius XII.
- 'By Land' journey takes 36 hours between Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas, is the most economical option. Lets know the pampa land stays and great plains where huge distances have shaped the character of this region. Depending on time and resources is advisable to combine the means of transport to get in and out of Patagonia, thus a complete view of this region is achieved.
By car
From Punta Arenas are 254 kilometers by paved way to Puerto Natales. From there, there are two options:
- Walking former Cerro Castillo: Continue to Cerro Castillo, 60 km paved road, and once in the village turn left (west) and continue for a gravel road good. 44 miles later there is a bifurcation: two roads lead to the park. It should be right. After an additional 9 kilometers (113 and 367 from Puerto Natales from Punta Arenas) Nursery CONAF Laguna Amarga is reached.
- New Walking Villa Serrano: From Puerto Natales, must walk 16 miles along the old route (towards Cerro Castillo) to the turnoff to the left makes the Milodon Cave, which is reached after 7 kilometers by road gravel in good. Since the cave is 65 kilometers of gravel, at the good until the administrative center of the park Villa Serrano. From there, continue on the main road of the beautiful National Park, 39 kilometers after sitting leads to Laguna Amarga
Public transport and hitchhiking
All phones with codes 56-61
Interestingly, there are no direct buses from Punta Arenas to the park, and must make an obligatory stop in Puerto Natales. How the second and final trip to the park from Puerto Natales is at 14:30, from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales can take the buses that leave at 8:30 and 10 to arrive before 14:30 and get the same day to the park (the trip takes about 3 hours between the two cities).
Buses from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine National Park leave at Laguna Amarga. From that point, it's about an hour hike up additional Hosteria Las Torres, the usual start of the trekking, this stretch can also be done in minibuses waiting the arrival of the bus from Puerto Natales.
'Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales'
- Buses Pacheco ($ 4,000, $ 7,000 roundtrip)
Frequencies ** daily from Punta Arenas: 8:30 - 10 - 14 - 18 - 19:30 hrs.- Restoring ** 7.30 - 10 - 13:30 - 16 - 19:30 hrs.- Corroborating schedules ** here. Punta Arenas **: 900 Avenida Colon T: 242174 and 241162 Puerto Natales **: Ramirez 224 T: 414800, 415123, 414800
- Buses Fernández ($ 5,000)
Frequencies ** daily from Punta Arenas: 8-9 - 13 - 14:30 - 17 - 18:30 - 20 Corroborating schedules ** here Armando Sanhueza 745 ** T: 221429
- South Bus
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 two buses a day to park at 7 am and 2:30 p.m.. In November, March and April only buses depart at 7am. Check in
- South Bus: Baquedano 668 T: 614220-614221
- Tourism JBA Patagonia: Prat 258, 412 824
- Buses Gomez Prat 234-A. T: 415700 ($ 12,000 round trip in January 2009)
- Bus transfer: Bulnes 518 T: 412 616
- Buses María José: Esmeralda 869 T: 410951
Torres del Paine National Park from El Calafate, Argentina
In auto ==== ==== From El Calafate, is 284 kms to the border crossing Río Don Guillermo, close to Cerro Castillo, from the 58 km. of gravel road in good to Laguna Amarga goal of Torres del Paine National Park.
El Calafate, in turn, is located 215 kms south of El Chalten, many trekking area.
In ==== ==== public transport and hitchhiking Tourism Zaahj takes 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.
schedules
- Tuesday - Thursday - Saturday: 8:00
- Monday - Friday: 16:30
The trip takes 5 hours to Puerto Natales, but depends on the immigration control in both Argentina and Chile.
Office El Calafate:
- Bus Terminal, Office 07, El Calafate, Argentina.
- Phone / Fax: 54-2902-491631.
Torres del Paine National Park opening times
Office hours in Sarmiento and Laguna Amarga Lodges is 8.30 to 20.30, all year round.
