There are 5 ways to get from Talca to San Rafael by bus, car, train, or plane
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Bus via Potrerillos
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Potrerillosbus
- Take the bus from Potrerillos to Terminal Mendozabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafaelbus
14h 18m$87,544–145,368Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Talca to Estacion Central Alamedatrain
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendozabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafaelbus
15h 10m$40,493–98,570Drive 489 km
- Drive from Talca to San Rafaelcar 489 km
7h 7m$90,432–130,624Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Talca to Estacion Central Alamedatrain
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)plane SCL - MDZ
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafaelbus
11h$150,619–364,696Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendozabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafaelbus
14h 34m$50,984–201,499
Talca to San Rafael by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Talca to San Rafael is to train and bus which costs $40000 - $100000 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Talca to San Rafael is to drive which takes 7h 7m and costs $90000 - $140000.
No, there is no direct bus from Talca to San Rafael. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli and arriving at Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael via Terminal Sur de Santiago, Potrerillos and Terminal Mendoza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 18m.
The distance between Talca and San Rafael is 838 km. The road distance is 489 km.
The best way to get from Talca to San Rafael without a car is to bus via Potrerillos which takes 14h 18m and costs $85000 - $150000.
It takes approximately 14h 18m to get from Talca to San Rafael, including transfers.
Talca to San Rafael bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, depart from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli station.
Talca to San Rafael bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, arrive at Terminal Sur de Santiago station.
San Rafael is 1h ahead of Talca. It is currently 7:02 PM in Talca and 8:02 PM in San Rafael.
Yes, the driving distance between Talca to San Rafael is 489 km. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Talca to San Rafael.
What companies run services between Talca, Chile and San Rafael, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael via Terminal Sur de Santiago, Potrerillos, and Terminal Mendoza in around 14h 18m.
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85,000–180,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80,000–260,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100,000–320,000
- Phone
- +56 22 585 5000
- contacto@trencentral.cl
- Website
- efe.cl
Train from Talca to Estacion Central Alameda
Train from Talca to Estacion Central Alameda
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21,164–49,000
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $23,000–49,000
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19,861–49,000
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $23,000–49,000
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 7242 8977
- nevadainternacionalmza@hotmail.com
- Website
- mathostour.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Potrerillos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56,176
- Schedules at
- mathostour.cl
- Book at
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56,176
- Schedules at
- mathostour.cl
- Book at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Potrerillos to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3,300–6,300
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $4,000–6,000
- Semi bed
- $3,300–4,500
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $18,000–26,000
- Semi bed
- $15,000–21,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $18,000–26,000
- Semi bed
- $15,000–21,000
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $27,000–39,000
- Semi bed
- $22,000–31,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $18,000–26,000
- Semi bed
- $15,000–21,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Ejecutivo
- $24,000–34,000
- Semi Cama
- $18,000–26,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $25,000–34,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Ejecutivo
- $24,000–34,000
- Semi Cama
- $19,000–26,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $26,000–34,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Ejecutivo
- $24,000–34,000
- Semi Cama
- $19,000–26,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $26,000–34,000
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28,000–64,202
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Ejecutivo
- $34,000–48,000
- Semi Cama
- $28,000–39,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $39,000–55,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Ejecutivo
- $24,000–34,000
- Semi Cama
- $19,000–26,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $26,000–34,000
- Phone
- +54 0 261 517 7578
- ventasweb@iselin.com.ar
- Website
- iselin.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- iselin.com.ar
- Book at
- iselin.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- iselin.com.ar
- Book at
- iselin.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- iselin.com.ar
- Book at
- iselin.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 260 442 1413
- info@abuttini.com
- Website
- abuttini.com
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16,000–26,040
- Schedules at
- abuttini.com
- Semicama
- $16,000–23,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16,000–26,040
- Schedules at
- abuttini.com
- Semicama
- $16,000–23,000
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16,000–26,040
- Schedules at
- abuttini.com
- Semicama
- $16,000–23,000
- Phone
- +56 71 243 9390
- contacto@busesaltascumbres.cl
- Website
- busesaltascumbres.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17,086–25,000
- Schedules at
- busesaltascumbres.cl
- Road
- $21,000–25,000
- pullmansetter@gmail.com
- Website
- busessetter.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20,548
- Schedules at
- busessetter.cl
- Phone
- +56 2 776-2426
- contacto_web@pdelsur.cl
- Website
- pdelsur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- pdelsur.cl
- Cama
- $17,000–24,000
- Semi Cama
- $17,000–24,000
- Phone
- +56 22 748 6521
- contacto@tepualvip.cl
- Website
- tepualvip.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16,000–60,000
- Book at
- tepualvip.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $20,000–29,000
- Cama
- $26,000–36,000
- Premium
- $90,000–110,000
- Phone
- +56 9 5950 0854
- info@chiar.cl
- Website
- chiarinternacional.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $56,176
- Schedules at
- chiarinternacional.cl
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
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