• The most direct route is to travel to Punta Arenas , the largest town from which one can access the Torres del Paine area.
• Daily Lan Chile (One World) flights to Punta Arenas , capital of Region XII, from Santiago , capital of Chile.
• A 4:15 hour long flight from Santiago , with stopover in Puerto Montt.Punta Arenas ' airport is 20 km. from downtown Punta Arenas and 226 km. from Puerto Natales.
• It is about 3100 km. overland from Santiago, or 2300 km. from Puerto Montt. The trip south from Puerto Montt is on the Argentinean side and crosses back into Chile via the Monte Aymond Pass, close to the Argentinean town of Río Gallegos and 192 km. from Punta Arenas.
• There are no regularly scheduled buses from Santiago, but there are from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales (see buses); the trip takes more than a day.