There are 5 ways to get from Castro to Lago Ranco by bus, 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 via Puerto Montt
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 bus from Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
6h 59m$16–124Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Castro to Chacaocar
- Take the car ferry from Chacao to Parguacarferry
- Drive from Pargua to Lago Rancocar
4h 52m$46–91Bus
- 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$16–124Bus #2
- 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 19m$16–126Bus #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$24–120
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro to Lago Ranco is to bus which costs $15 - $130 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Castro to Lago Ranco is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 52m and costs $45 - $95.
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 Osorno and La Unión - Agencia Turbus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 19m.
The distance between Castro and Lago Ranco is 381 km.
The best way to get from Castro to Lago Ranco without a car is to bus via Puerto Montt which takes 6h 59m and costs $15 - $130.
It takes approximately 6h 59m 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 Osorno station.
There are 90+ 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 Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrial, Clínica Puerto Montt, La Unión - Cruce Los Tambores, and Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno in around 6h 59m.
- 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
- $4–20
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Clínica Puerto Montt to La Unión - Cruce Los Tambores
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–20
- 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
- $4–20
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to La Unión - Cruce Los Tambores
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–20
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–23
- 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
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $7–10
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to La Unión - Cruce Los Tambores
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $7–10
- 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
- $7–10
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from La Unión - Agencia Turbus to Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco
- Semi Cama
- $8–12
- Cama
- $7–11
- Premium
- $60–75
- 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
- $7–12
- 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
- $12–20
- 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
- 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
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $22–35
- 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
- +56 600 401 5151
- servicioalcliente@busnortechile.cl
- Website
- busnortechile.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal de Buses La Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/bus-norte
- Cama
- $9–11
- 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
- $23
- 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
- $17–27
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $17
- Suv
- $18
- Truck
- $27
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