There are 5 ways to get from Castro to Esquel by bus, car, car ferry, or busferry
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Take the bus from Puerto Montt to Futaleufúbus
- Drive from Futaleufú to Esquelcar
9h 37mCar 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$27,125–268,828Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Castro to Chacaocar
- 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
17h 45m$105,773–401,117Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Castro to Puerto Monttbusferry
- Take the bus from Puerto Montt to Futaleufúbus
- Take the bus from Frontera Argentia - Chile to Esquelbus
11h 55mBus
- 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 Terminal to Esquelbus
16h 54m$50,127–106,167
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 car ferry and bus which takes 16h 34m and costs $27000 - $270000.
No, there is no direct bus from Castro to Esquel. However, there are services departing from Castro and arriving at Esquel via Puerto Montt, Futaleufú and Frontera Argentia - Chile. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
The distance between Castro and Esquel is 641 km.
The best way to get from Castro to Esquel without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 16h 34m and costs $27000 - $270000.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Castro to Esquel, including transfers.
Castro to Esquel bus services, operated by Empresas Cruz Del Sur, depart from Castro station.
Castro to Esquel bus services, operated by Empresas Cruz Del Sur, arrive at Puerto Montt station.
There are 334+ hotels available in Esquel.
What companies run services between Castro, Chile and Esquel, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Castro to Esquel via Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt and Bariloche Terminal in around 16h 54m.
- 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
- $11,000–17,000
- 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
- $11,000–16,000
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Puerto Montt to Futaleufú
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
Bus from Oficina de información turística to Terminal de Buses Comuna de Futaleufú
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5,670
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 65 243 6410
- soporteweb@busescruzdelsur.cl
- Website
- webcds.cl
Busferry from Castro to Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- 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
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Bariloche Terminal to Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- $10,000–249,470
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $39,000–45,000
- Moto
- $39,000–130,000
- Bike
- $44,000–55,000
- National
- $10,000–85,000
- Foreigners
- $47,000–60,000
- Seat
- $53,458
- Vehicle
- $249,470
Car ferry from Puerto De Puerto Montt to Rampa Chaitén
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15,000–267,289
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $39,000–65,000
- Moto
- $39,000–180,000
- Bike
- $48,000–75,000
- National
- $15,000–120,000
- Foreigners
- $50,000–65,000
- Seat
- $56,698
- Vehicle
- $267,289
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- soporteweb@busescruzdelsur.cl
- Website
- webcds.cl
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23,489–25,109
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $23,489
- Suv
- $25,109
- Phone
- +56 65 227 0700
- info@tmc.cl
- Website
- transmarchilay.cl
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26,729–28,349
- Schedules at
- transmarchilay.cl
- Citycar
- $26,729
- Suv
- $28,349
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