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Approaching El Chaltén, Los Glaciares national park, Argentina (Walk 8)

Fares are not cheap – expect to pay at least £900 for a return flight from the UK or the US to Santiago in season, and a further £300 for the return flight on to Punta Arenas. LAN sometimes offers promotional fares on domestic flights, but these are not usually available very far in advance, so if you are tying in domestic flight times and dates to an international flight, it’s safer to just book the whole flight (international and domestic) at once (unless you are flexible with your itinerary). Check the individual airlines’ websites, as well as search engines such as Opodo (www.opodo.com) and agencies in the UK (see ‘Agencies and tour operators’ below) to find the best deal. Book as early as possible, particularly for travel in January/February (when flights between Santiago and Punta Arenas often become fully booked).

The majority of flights from the UK and elsewhere in Europe to Chile are routed via Madrid (TAM flies via Sao Paulo), and include a fairly lengthy transit time to get from one terminal/gate to another – however, Madrid airport is huge, and the time taken to get between terminals and gates (which usually includes passing through another security check) should not be underestimated.