There are 6 ways to get from Castro to Lago Ranco by bus, taxi, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrialbus
- Take the bus from Clínica Puerto Montt to La Unión - Cruce Los Tamboresbus
- Take the taxi from La Unión - Cruce Los Tambores to Lago Rancotaxi
6h 17m$33–63Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osornobus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal de Buses La Uniónbus
- Take the bus from La Unión - Agencia Turbus to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
9h 44m$14–126Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Castro to Chacaocar
- Take the car ferry from Chacao to Parguacarferry
- Drive from Pargua to Lago Rancocar
4h 52m$46–90Bus
- 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 La Unión - Cruce Los Tamboresbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
7h 1m$21–122Bus via Los Lagos
- 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 Cruce Los Lagosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Los Lagos to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
9h 43m$20–107Bus #3
- Take the bus from Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal de Buses La Uniónbus
- Take the bus from La Unión - Agencia Turbus to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
10h 9m$15–115
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro to Lago Ranco is to bus which costs $14 - $120 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Castro to Lago Ranco is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 52m and costs $45 - $90.
No, there is no direct bus from Castro to Lago Ranco. However, there are services departing from Terminal Municipal de Castro and arriving at Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco via Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt and Terminal de Buses Los Lagos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Castro and Lago Ranco is 380 km.
The best way to get from Castro to Lago Ranco without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 6h 17m and costs $30 - $65.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Castro to Lago Ranco, including transfers.
Castro to Lago Ranco bus services, operated by ETM, depart from Terminal Municipal de Castro station.
Castro to Lago Ranco bus services, operated by ETM, arrive at Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt station.
There are 94+ hotels available in Lago Ranco.
What companies run services between Castro, Chile and Lago Ranco, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco via Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt, La Unión - Cruce Los Tambores, and Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno in around 7h 1m.
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrial
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Clínica Puerto Montt to La Unión - Cruce Los Tambores
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Schedules at
- 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
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to La Unión - Cruce Los Tambores
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- transantin.cl
Bus from Clínica Puerto Montt to La Unión - Cruce Los Tambores
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $6–10
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to La Unión - Cruce Los Tambores
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $6–10
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Cruce Los Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $7–12
- 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
- $7–11
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- 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
- $7–11
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno to Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 9 9510 2536
- cesaradolfo34c@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno to Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno to Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco
- Semi Cama
- $8–12
- Cama
- $2–18
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal de Buses Los Lagos to Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco
- Semi Cama
- $9–14
- Cama
- $6–20
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from La Unión - Agencia Turbus to Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco
- Semi Cama
- $8–12
- Cama
- $3–18
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 600 401 5151
- servicioalcliente@busnortechile.cl
- Website
- busnortechile.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal de Buses La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/bus-norte
- Cama
- $6–8
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal de Buses La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/bus-norte
- Cama
- $9–11
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal de Buses La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $20–29
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal de Buses La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $21–30
- Phone
- +56 9 8139 8922
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal de Buses La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- $6–24
- Schedules at
- transmarchilay.cl
- Citycar
- $22
- Suv
- $24
- Moto
- $17
- Bike
- $6
- 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
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $17
- Suv
- $18
- Truck
- $26
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