There are 9 ways to get from Talca to Lago Ranco by train, bus, taxi, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, taxi
best- Take the train from Talca to Chillántrain
- Take the bus from Terminal María Teresa to Temucobus
- Take the bus from Rodoviario de la Araucanía to Cruce Los Lagosbus
- Take the taxi from Cruce Los Lagos to Lago Rancotaxi
9h 11m$56–84Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paradero Varoli to Terminal Valdiviabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Río Buenobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
10h 21m$22–109Drive 663.2 km
- Drive from Talca to Lago Rancocar 663.2 km
7h 7m$82–119Train to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to Osorno, bus
- Take the train from Talca to Estacion Central Alamedatrain
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Osorno (ZOS)plane SCL - ZOS
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
8h 18m$107–301Bus via Temuco
- Take the bus from Terminal Talca - Turbus to Rodoviario de la Araucaníabus
- Take the bus from Rodoviario de la Araucanía to Cruce Los Lagosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Los Lagos to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
11h 35m$32–161Bus via Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Valdiviabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Río Buenobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
11h 56m$25–155Bus via Los Ángeles
- Take the bus from Talca to Terminal María Teresabus
- Take the bus from Terminal María Teresa to Terminal Santa Maríabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Turbus - Los Ángeles to Terminal Bio Bio Temucobus
- Take the bus from Temuco Terminal JAC to Cruce Los Lagosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Los Lagos to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
15h 12m$32–122Train to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to El Tepual International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Talca to Estacion Central Alamedatrain
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)plane SCL - PMC
- 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
10h 41m$84–251Bus, bus to Carriel Sur International Airport, fly to Osorno
- Take the bus from Termina de Buses - Turbus to Terminal María Teresabus
- Take the bus from Terminal María Teresa to Concepciónbus
- Fly from Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) to Osorno (ZOS)plane CCP - ZOS
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno to Terminal de Buses Lago Rancobus
11h 17m$172–425
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Osorno (ZOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Talca to Lago Ranco is to bus via Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli which costs $25 - $160 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Talca to Lago Ranco is to drive which takes 7h 7m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Talca to Lago Ranco. However, there are services departing from Paradero Varoli and arriving at Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco via Terminal Valdivia and Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 21m.
The distance between Talca and Lago Ranco is 682 km. The road distance is 663.2 km.
The best way to get from Talca to Lago Ranco without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 9h 11m and costs $55 - $85.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Talca to Lago Ranco, including transfers.
Talca to Lago Ranco bus services, operated by ETM, depart from Paradero Varoli station.
Talca to Lago Ranco bus services, operated by ETM, arrive at Terminal Valdivia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Talca to Lago Ranco is 663 km. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Talca to Lago Ranco.
There are 90+ hotels available in Lago Ranco.
What companies run services between Talca, Chile and Lago Ranco, Chile?
You can take a bus from Paradero Varoli to Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco via Terminal Valdivia and Terminal de Buses de Río Bueno in around 10h 21m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Osorno via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Osorno via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Phone
- +56 22 585 5000
- contacto@trencentral.cl
- Website
- efe.cl
Train from Talca to Chillán
Train from Talca to Estacion Central Alameda
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.cl/
Bus from Terminal María Teresa to Temuco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- transantin.cl
Bus from Rodoviario de la Araucanía to Cruce Los Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $7–11
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 Terminal Talca - Turbus to Rodoviario de la Araucanía
- Semi Cama
- $15–22
- Cama
- $21–29
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal de Buses Los Lagos to Terminal de Buses Lago Ranco
- Semi Cama
- $9–14
- Cama
- $9–14
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Valdivia
- Semi Cama
- $19–27
- Cama
- $27–40
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Termina de Buses - Turbus to Terminal María Teresa
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $10–15
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Paradero Varoli to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- 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
- Phone
- +56 9 9550 1595
- Busescaulle@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Río Bueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 71 221 1010
- contacto@tpl.cl
- Website
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
Bus from Talca to Terminal María Teresa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
Bus from Terminal María Teresa to Concepción
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0580
- emebus@emebus.cl
- Website
- emebus.cl
Bus from Terminal María Teresa to Terminal Santa María
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- emebus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $3–4
- Cama
- $4–6
- Phone
- + 56 41 231 4912
- serviciocliente2@busespullman
- Website
- home.busespullmantur.cl
Bus from Terminal María Teresa to Terminal Santa María
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Schedules at
- home.busespullmantur.cl
- Book at
- home.busespullmantur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $13–16
- Cama
- $3–5
- Premium
- $4–8
- Phone
- +56 45 265 7877
- atencionclientesbiobio@busesbiobio.cl
- Website
- busesbiobio.cl
Bus from Terminal Turbus - Los Ángeles to Terminal Bio Bio Temuco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- busesbiobio.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 8415 2373
- atencion.clientesjac@jac.cl
- Website
- jac.cl
Bus from Temuco Terminal JAC to Cruce Los Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- jac.cl
- Semi Cama
- $7–10
- Cama
- $8–12
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