Punta Arenas is a city on the Strait of Magellan in Chilean Patagonia with a port and livestock tradition, several museums and viewpoints, and a role as a strategic base for Antarctic exploration. More about Punta Arenas →
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Punta Arenas day.
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Cruise ships use Terminal Arturo Prat (Muelle Prat), on the waterfront about 1.2 km from Plaza Munoz Gamero, a 16-minute walk. The 373 m pier has six berths, takes ships of up to 258.6 m on its south face and 217 m on its north face, and has a 1,000 m2 passenger hall and Antarctic centre plus two tender landing platforms; larger ships appear to anchor and tender in. A few ships use Terminal Jose de los Santos Mardones in Bahia Catalina, north of the centre. The airport is about 23 km away, 20-30 minutes by road.
Terminal Jose de los Santos Mardones has no map position yet.
23 km · 20–30 min by car
The airport is about 20 km north of the centre; bus, taxi or transfer run from the airport terminal.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Distances and times are approximate.
2 terminals
Cruise and passenger pier on the city waterfront: 373 m pier, 2 berthing faces with 6 berths, maximum length 258.6 m (south) and 217 m (north), 1,000 m2 passenger hall and Antarctic centre, 2 tender landing platforms.
Terminal in Bahia Catalina, north of the centre, used by a few cruise ships.
No dedicated cruise parking is published at Terminal Arturo Prat. Car parks close to Muelle Prat include Aparcamiento Muelle (Paraguaya 850) and the municipal public car park. None publishes rates, multi-day rules or reservations, so passengers leaving a car for a cruise should confirm long-stay parking with the operator first.
Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.
Walkable pier and restaurants
Typical hotel
Pre- or post-cruise nights within walking distance of Muelle Prat, Plaza Munoz Gamero and the waterfront.
Prices are approximate, per night in USD, for 4-star hotels near the pier.
Punta Arenas is a city on the Strait of Magellan in Chilean Patagonia with a port and livestock tradition, several museums and viewpoints, and a role as a strategic base for Antarctic exploration. In town, the Municipal Cemetery and the Nao Victoria Museum, with its full-scale replica of Ferdinand Magellan's ship, stand out, and the Cerro de la Cruz viewpoint is a short walk from the waterfront. Boat trips sail to Magdalena and Marta islands, home to penguins, sea lions and seabirds. Cruises through the fjords of Tierra del Fuego start here, and the city is the base for fly-cruises to Antarctica.
Half-day boat trip (about 4.5 h) to Magdalena and Marta islands, home to penguins, sea lions and seabirds.
The city's impressive Municipal Cemetery, about 10 minutes by taxi or a 35-minute walk from the pier.
Museum with a full-scale replica of Ferdinand Magellan's ship.
City viewpoint a 25-minute walk from the pier.