There are 6 ways to get from Quito to Castro by car, plane, bus, or car ferry
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Car, fly to El Tepual International Airport, bus
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)plane UIO - PMC
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus
16h 52m$225–702Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Cruce Llau Llaobus
4d 12h$199–341Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus
3d 23h$351–530Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Quito to Parguacar
- Take the car ferry from Pargua to Chacaocarferry
- Drive from Chacao to Castrocar
3d 5h$766–1,126Car, fly to Osorno, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Osorno (ZOS)plane UIO - ZOS
- Take the bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Cruce Cazelybus
18h 2m$306–970Car, fly to Pichoy Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL)plane UIO - ZAL
- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Municipal de Ancudbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus
21h 7m$319–1,067
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Castro is to bus via Lima which costs $190 - $350 and takes 4 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Castro is to car and fly and bus which takes 16h 52m and costs $220 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Castro. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Terminal Municipal de Castro via Terminal Sur de Santiago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 23h.
The distance between Quito and Castro is 4856 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Castro without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 23h and costs $350 - $550.
It takes approximately 16h 52m to get from Quito to Castro, including transfers.
Quito to Castro bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Castro bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Terminal San Borja station.
Castro is 1h ahead of Quito. It is currently 10:11 PM in Quito and 11:11 PM in Castro.
There are 292+ hotels available in Castro.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Castro, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Municipal de Castro via Terminal San Borja and Terminal Sur de Santiago in around 3d 23h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Osorno via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Osorno via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Osorno via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Municipal de Ancud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Cruce Cazely
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Municipal de Ancud
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Cruce Llau Llao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +56 65 227 0700
- info@tmc.cl
- Website
- transmarchilay.cl
Car ferry from Pargua to Chacao
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–25
- Schedules at
- transmarchilay.cl
- Citycar
- $23
- Suv
- $25
- Moto
- $17
- Bike
- $6
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- soporteweb@busescruzdelsur.cl
- Website
- webcds.cl
Car ferry from Pargua to Chacao
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $17
- Suv
- $19
- Truck
- $27
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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