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
best- Take the bus from Ancud 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
14h 56m$45,522–117,652Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Chacao to Parguacarferry
- Drive from Pargua to Puerto De Puerto Monttcar
- Take the car ferry from Puerto De Puerto Montt to Rampa Chaiténcarferry
- Drive from Rampa Chaitén to Esquelcar
16h 36m$77,100–401,367Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Ancud to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Hornopirénbus
- Drive from Hornopirén to Lago Puelocar
- Take the bus from Lago Puelo to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquelbus
18h 24m$132,197–217,327Bus, fly, drive
- Take the bus from Ancud to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Fly from Puerto Montt Airport to Chaitén Airportplane
- Take the bus from Chaitén to Palenabus
- Drive from Palena to Esquelcar
9h 29mTour, bus
- Take the busferry from Ancud to Puerto Varasbusferry
- Take the bus from Puerto Varas to Terminal de Omnibus Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Bariloche Terminal to Esquelbus
19h 35m$106,830–160,830
Puerto Montt Airport to Chaitén Airport flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancud to Esquel is to bus which costs $45000 - $120000 and takes 14h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ancud to Esquel is to bus which takes 14h 56m and costs $45000 - $120000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancud to Esquel. However, there are services departing from Ancud and arriving at Esquel via Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt and Bariloche Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 56m.
The distance between Ancud and Esquel is 737 km.
The best way to get from Ancud to Esquel without a car is to bus which takes 14h 56m and costs $45000 - $120000.
It takes approximately 14h 56m to get from Ancud to Esquel, including transfers.
Ancud to Esquel bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, depart from Ancud station.
Ancud to Esquel bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, arrive at Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt station.
There are 329+ hotels available in Esquel.
What companies run services between Ancud, Chile and Esquel, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Ancud to Esquel via Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt and Bariloche Terminal in around 14h 56m.
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Ancud to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Ancud to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7,500–27,000
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- marorl_bus@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ancud to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12,976
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23,000–38,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $26,000–38,000
- Semi Bed
- $23,000–32,000
Bus from Bariloche Terminal to Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19,000–31,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $21,000–31,000
- Semi Bed
- $19,000–27,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22,000–50,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $27,000–39,000
- Semi bed
- $22,000–31,000
Bus from Puerto Varas to Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20,000–50,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $25,000–37,000
- Semi bed
- $20,000–29,000
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viabariloche.com.ar
Bus from Bariloche Terminal to Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17,000–28,860
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $17,000–22,000
- Cama
- $19,000–26,000
Bus from Lago Puelo to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10,000–24,071
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $10,000–13,000
- Cama
- $10,000–15,000
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Bariloche Terminal to Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25,000–41,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $25,000–37,000
- Bed
- $29,000–41,000
- Phone
- +56 65 284 6546
- transportesnavegador@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Hornopirén
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15,675
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Chaitén to Palena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Phone
- +56 9 4577 7777
- reservas@denomades.com
- Website
- denomades.com
Busferry from Ancud to Puerto Varas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $69,830
- Schedules at
- denomades.com
- Phone
- +56 65 227 0700
- info@tmc.cl
- Website
- transmarchilay.cl
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8,216–35,326
- Schedules at
- transmarchilay.cl
- Citycar
- $32,533
- Suv
- $35,326
- Moto
- $24,646
- Bike
- $8,216
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- soporteweb@busescruzdelsur.cl
- Website
- webcds.cl
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24,646–38,612
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $24,646
- Suv
- $26,289
- Truck
- $38,612
- Phone
- +56 600 401 9000
- contacto@navieraustral.cl
- Website
- navieraustral.cl
Car ferry from Puerto De Puerto Montt to Rampa Chaitén
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15,000–271,105
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $40,000–65,000
- Moto
- $40,000–180,000
- Bike
- $49,000–80,000
- National
- $15,000–120,000
- Foreigners
- $50,000–65,000
- Seat
- $57,507
- Vehicle
- $271,105
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