There are 3 ways to get from Valdivia to Castro by bus, car, or car ferry
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Bus via Ancud
best- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Municipal de Ancudbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Interurbanos to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus Castro / ...
5h 56m$15–43Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus Castro
6h 55m$12–26Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Valdivia to Parguacar
- Take the car ferry from Pargua to Chacaocarferry
- Drive from Chacao to Castrocar
4h 57m$51–94
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valdivia to Castro is to bus which costs $12 - $26 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Valdivia to Castro is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 57m and costs $50 - $95.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Valdivia and arriving at Terminal Municipal de Castro. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 55m.
The distance between Valdivia and Castro is 385 km.
The best way to get from Valdivia to Castro without a car is to bus via Ancud which takes 5h 56m and costs $14 - $45.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Valdivia to Castro, including transfers.
Valdivia to Castro bus services, operated by ETM, depart from Terminal Valdivia station.
Valdivia to Castro bus services, operated by ETM, arrive at Terminal Municipal de Ancud station.
There are 359+ hotels available in Castro.
What companies run services between Valdivia, Chile and Castro, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Municipal de Castro via Terminal de Buses Interurbanos in around 5h 56m.
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- 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
- $5–19
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Valdivia to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
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
- 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
- $18
- 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
- $18–27
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Citycar
- $18
- Suv
- $19
- Truck
- $27
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