There are 4 ways to get from Castro to Esquel by car ferry or bus
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Car ferry, bus via Palena
best- Take the car ferry from Rampa Castro to Rampa Chaiténcarferry
- Take the bus from Chaitén to Palenabus
- Take the bus from Carrenleufú to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquelbus
13h 27mCar ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Rampa Castro to Rampa Chaiténcarferry
- Take the bus from Oficina de información turística to Terminal de Buses Comuna de Futaleufúbus
- Take the bus from Frontera Argentia - Chile to Esquelbus
16h 34m$26,997–268,680Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro 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
16h 34m$49,538–119,661Bus via San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC)
- Take the bus from Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Bariloche Airport to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquelbus
18h 28m$53,293–99,484
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro to Esquel is to car ferry and bus which costs $27000 - $270000 and takes 16h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Castro to Esquel is to bus which takes 16h 34m and costs $49000 - $120000.
No, there is no direct bus from Castro to Esquel. However, there are services departing from Terminal Municipal de Castro and arriving at Esquel via Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt and Bariloche Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 34m.
The distance between Castro and Esquel is 420 km.
The best way to get from Castro to Esquel without a car is to bus which takes 16h 34m and costs $49000 - $120000.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Castro to Esquel, including transfers.
Castro to Esquel bus services, operated by ETM, depart from Terminal Municipal de Castro station.
Castro to Esquel bus services, operated by ETM, arrive at Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt station.
There are 332+ hotels available in Esquel.
What companies run services between Castro, Chile and Esquel, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Esquel via Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt and Bariloche Terminal in around 16h 34m.
Bus from Chaitén to Palena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
Bus from Oficina de información turística to Terminal de Buses Comuna de Futaleufú
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5,602
Bus from Carrenleufú to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportejacobsen.com.ar
Bus from Frontera Argentia - Chile to Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6,500
- Schedules at
- transportejacobsen.com.ar
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10,000–29,000
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11,000–16,000
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11,000–15,000
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- 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
- 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 Bariloche Airport to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19,000–28,860
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $19,000–24,000
- Cama
- $20,000–28,000
- 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
- +56 600 401 9000
- contacto@navieraustral.cl
- Website
- navieraustral.cl
Car ferry from Rampa Castro to Rampa Chaitén
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10,000–246,465
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $38,000–44,000
- Moto
- $38,000–120,000
- Bike
- $43,000–55,000
- National
- $10,000–85,000
- Foreigners
- $47,000–60,000
- Seat
- $52,814
- Vehicle
- $246,465
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