There are 4 ways to get from Castro to Valdivia by bus, car, or car ferry
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Bus via Ancud
best- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses Interurbanosbus Castro / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Ancud to Terminal Valdiviabus
6h 50m$14–42Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Valdiviabus Castro
6h 55m$12–26Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Castro to Chacaocar
- Take the car ferry from Chacao to Parguacarferry
- Drive from Pargua to Valdiviacar
4h 56m$48–97Bus via Puerto Montt
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrialbus Puerto Montt
- Take the bus from Clinica Puerto Montt to Terminal Valdiviabus Puerto Montt
7h 31m$16–43
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro to Valdivia is to bus which costs $12 - $26 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Castro to Valdivia is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 56m and costs $45 - $100.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Municipal de Castro and arriving at Terminal Valdivia. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 55m.
The distance between Castro and Valdivia is 383 km.
The best way to get from Castro to Valdivia without a car is to bus via Ancud which takes 6h 50m and costs $14 - $45.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Castro to Valdivia, including transfers.
Castro to Valdivia bus services, operated by ETM, depart from Terminal Municipal de Castro station.
Castro to Valdivia bus services, operated by ETM, arrive at Terminal de Buses Interurbanos station.
There are 526+ hotels available in Valdivia.
What companies run services between Castro, Chile and Valdivia, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Valdivia via Terminal Municipal de Ancud in around 6h 50m.
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses Interurbanos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–19
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Ancud to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Rotonda Avenida Parque Industrial
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Clinica Puerto Montt to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- 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 Interurbanos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Ancud to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- 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
- $6–25
- Schedules at
- transmarchilay.cl
- Citycar
- $23
- Suv
- $25
- Moto
- $18
- 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
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $18
- Suv
- $19
- Truck
- $28
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