There are 5 ways to get from Ancud to Esquel by bus, car ferry, car, plane, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Osorno
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Terminal De Buses Osornobus
- Take the bus from Osorno to Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Bariloche Terminal to Esquelbus
12h 57m$47,314–116,785Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Bariloche Terminal to Esquelbus
13h 59m$45,587–124,980Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Chacao to Parguacarferry
- Drive from Pargua to Puerto De Puerto Monttcar
- Take the carferry from Puerto De Puerto Montt to Rampa Chaiténcarferry
- Drive from Rampa Chaitén to Esquelcar
16h 36m$79,031–385,989Bus, fly, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Fly from Puerto Montt Airport to Chaitén Airportplane
- Take the bus from Chaitén to Puerto Cárdenasbus
- Drive from Puerto Cárdenas to Esquelcar
9h 54m$203,189–287,882Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Ancud to Puerto Monttbusferry
- Take the bus from Puerto Montt to Futaleufúbus
- Take the bus from Frontera Argentia - Chile to Esquelbus
15h 50m
Puerto Montt Airport to Chaitén Airport flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ancud to Esquel is to bus via Osorno which costs $47000 - $120000 and takes 12h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ancud to Esquel is to bus and fly and drive which takes 9h 54m and costs $200000 - $290000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancud to Esquel. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos and arriving at Esquel via Osorno and Bariloche Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 57m.
The distance between Ancud and Esquel is 731 km.
The best way to get from Ancud to Esquel without a car is to bus via Osorno which takes 12h 57m and costs $47000 - $120000.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Ancud to Esquel, including transfers.
Ancud to Esquel bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, depart from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos station.
Ancud to Esquel bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, arrive at Terminal De Buses Osorno station.
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There are 347+ hotels available in Esquel.
What companies run services between Ancud, Chile and Esquel, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Esquel via Osorno and Bariloche Terminal in around 12h 57m.
Bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12,000–17,000
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
Bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6,000–10,000
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
Bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6,000–10,000
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
- Phone
- +56 65 227 0700
- info@tmc.cl
- Website
- Transmarchilay
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7,701–33,111
- Schedules at
- Transmarchilay
- Citycar
- $30,493
- Suv
- $33,111
- Moto
- $23,101
- Bike
- $7,701
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