There are 5 ways to get from Talca to San Rafael by bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Talca to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendoza
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
14h 43m$41,716–182,214Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Talca to Estacion Central Alameda
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
15h 12m$38,508–75,589Drive 489 km
- Drive from Talca to San Rafael489 km
7h 3m$87,523–126,422Train, bus via Mendoza
- Take the train from Talca to Estacion Central Alameda
- Take the bus from Santiago to Mendoza
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
14h 43m$72,929–87,010Bus via Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
15h 18m$49,289–128,749
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 $38000 - $80000 and takes 15h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Talca to San Rafael is to drive which takes 7h 3m and costs $85000 - $130000.
No, there is no direct bus from Talca to San Rafael. However, there are services departing from Talca and arriving at Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael via Terminal Alameda - Turbus and Terminal Mendoza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 43m.
The distance between Talca and San Rafael is 840 km. The road distance is 489 km.
The best way to get from Talca to San Rafael without a car is to bus which takes 14h 43m and costs $41000 - $190000.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Talca to San Rafael, including transfers.
Talca to San Rafael bus services, operated by Nar Bus, depart from Talca station.
Talca to San Rafael bus services, operated by Nar Bus, arrive at Terminal Sur de Santiago station.
Yes, the driving distance between Talca to San Rafael is 489 km. It takes approximately 7h 3m to drive from Talca to San Rafael.
There are 964+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Talca, Chile and San Rafael, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Talca to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael via Terminal Sur de Santiago, Terminal Alameda - Turbus, and Terminal Mendoza in around 14h 43m.
- Phone
- +56 22 585 5000
- contacto@trencentral.cl
- Website
- efe.cl
Train from Talca to Estacion Central Alameda
- Phone
- 56 2 3277 9759
- informaciones@narbus.cl
- Website
- narbus.cl
Bus from Talca to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Talca to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14,638–47,000
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $34,000–47,000
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15,958–47,000
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $34,000–47,000
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Talca to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $20,000–29,000
- Cama
- $27,000–40,000
- Premium
- $90,000–110,000
- 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
- $13,000–19,000
- 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
- $15,500–23,000
- Schedules at
- abuttini.com
- Semicama
- $16,000–23,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal De Omnibus San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $18,000–26,000
- Semi bed
- $14,000–21,000
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22,000–45,000
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Semi Cama
- $13,000–18,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $16,000–21,000
- Ejecutivo
- $16,000–20,000
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20,000–64,481
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Semi Cama
- $20,000–27,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $25,000–31,000
- Ejecutivo
- $25,000–30,000
- nevadainternacionalmza@hotmail.com
- Website
- mathostour.cl
Bus from Santiago to Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56,421
- Schedules at
- mathostour.cl
- Book at
- kupos.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
- $35,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20,538
- Schedules at
- busesaltascumbres.cl
- pullmansetter@gmail.com
- Website
- busessetter.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14,347
- 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
- $14,000–22,387
- Schedules at
- pdelsur.cl
- Cama
- $14,000–20,000
- Semi Cama
- $14,000–20,000
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- tepualvip.cl
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