Puerto Natales, Chile

No cruise ships are scheduled in Puerto Natales today, Thursday 12 November 2026. The next is Ultramarine on Saturday 27 March 2027. Over the next 12 months, 3 calls bring about 849 passengers.

Aerial view of the Puerto Natales waterfront and town on the Ultima Esperanza sound with mountains behind, in daylight
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Ship schedule

Next 6 calls · all times local (Punta Arenas Time)

March 2027
Ultramarine
Quark Expeditions199 passengers
Sat 27 Mar
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published
April 2027
MS Roald Amundsen
HX Expeditions530 passengers
Wed 7 Apr
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published
October 2027
Sylvia Earle
Aurora Expeditions120 passengers
Sun 31 Oct
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published
November 2027
Sylvia Earle
Aurora Expeditions120 passengers
Mon 1 Nov
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published
MS Fram
HX Expeditions200 passengers
Sun 14 Nov
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published
March 2028
Ultramarine
Quark Expeditions199 passengers
Mon 27 Mar
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published

Showing all 6 upcoming calls

Cruise Ships in Puerto Natales

Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Punta Arenas Time)

Today · Thu 12 NovNo ships
0 people in port
No cruise ships today

Planning a day in Puerto Natales?

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.

See the Puerto Natales cruise crowd calendar

Where is the Puerto Natales cruise port?

Check on board for where you will board or go ashore. Distances here are measured from a point on the shore about 3 km north of the town centre; the Plaza de Armas is a 4.3 km drive of typically 7 to 9 minutes.

Cruise port

Getting to the Puerto Natales cruise port

Teniente Julio Gallardo Airport (PNT) → Puerto Natales shore, 3 km north of the centre

5.1 km · ~7 min by car

Teniente Julio Gallardo Airport is a 5.1 km drive of typically about 7 minutes.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

Cruise line transfer
$11per person
~7 min
USD 11 per person one way, offered by a cruise line for its own sailings; check with your cruise line.
Taxi
Variesper vehicle
~7 min
No official taxi fare is published.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

Driving to the port

Walking from the Plaza de Armas takes about 55 minutes, so a taxi is the practical option. Check with your cruise line or on board for transfers. No official taxi fare is published.

Destination

About Puerto Natales

Puerto Natales is a Chilean town where some small expedition voyages start and end and other ships call. Check on board for where you will board or go ashore. Distances here are measured from a point on the shore about 3 km north of the town centre: the Plaza de Armas is a 4.3 km drive of typically 7 to 9 minutes, the airport a 5.1 km drive of about 7 minutes, and the Cueva del Milodón natural monument a 21.7 km drive of about 18 minutes.

Time zone
Punta Arenas Time
Currency
Chilean peso (CLP)

Things to Do in Puerto Natales

Cruise Ships Visiting Puerto Natales

Aurora Expeditions

HX Expeditions

Quark Expeditions