The itemised breakdown, built around what is actually bundled and what is charged separately.

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The park fee — fixed, and the smallest part of the bill

Since 1 May 2026 CONAF sells two tickets: a one-day ticket, and a "2 or more days" ticket valid across any continuous period of up to ten days. For a foreign adult the multi-day ticket is CLP 48,500 (≈ €44) and covers the whole W on one purchase, however many days it takes you. A one-day ticket is CLP 32,400 (≈ €29), if you're only visiting for a day. Tickets are bought online in advance; there is no guarantee of buying one at the gate.

Where you sleep — the real variable

Two companies run the park's sites and price separately. Vertice Patagonia runs the western and back-side sites (Paine Grande, Grey, Dickson, Los Perros); Las Torres Patagonia runs the eastern ones (Central, Chileno, Cuernos, Francés, Serón). A standard W uses both.

Vertice's 2026–27 rates, from its own site (Paine Grande):

• Camping with your own gear: US$13 per person per night (≈ €11)
• Dorm bed, bring your own sleeping bag: US$66 (≈ €57)
• Dorm bed made up with bedding: US$114 (≈ €99)
• Full board — breakfast, packed lunch, dinner: US$110 per day (≈ €95)
• Half board — breakfast and dinner: US$76 (≈ €66)
• Rental if you don't carry a tent: 4-season tent US$58/night (sleeps two), sleeping bag US$38, mattress US$16

So a Paine Grande night in a made-up bed with full board comes to ≈ €153–194 depending on bedding, and the same night camping with your own gear and food is ≈ €11. That single choice moves the total more than anything else on this page.

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Las Torres hasn't published its 2026–27 rates outside its booking engine. For 2025–26 it announced refugio beds from US$185 per night (≈ €160) at Central, Cuernos and Francés, and fully equipped camping at US$140 per person (≈ €121) — well above Vertice's rates, so the eastern half of the W is where the budget goes. Check lastorres.com for your dates before fixing a budget.

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Getting there and across

• Flights: Europe to Punta Arenas via Santiago is advertised from roughly €560–700 return; December–February fares run well above that. Compare departure hubs on Google Flights for your actual dates. For the regional Santiago–Punta Arenas leg itself, search it on Kiwi.com.
• Bus, Puerto Natales to the park: CLP 15,000 one way / CLP 28,000 return (≈ €14 / €25)
• Catamaran across Lago Pehoé, Pudeto–Paine Grande: CLP 28,000 per leg (≈ €25) — a separate ticket from the park fee; most W itineraries need one leg

What a W actually costs, all in (excluding flights)