There are 4 ways to get from Castro to El Chaltén by bus, plane, shuttle, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly, Tour
best- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Fly from El Tepual International Airport (PMC) to Puerto Natales (PNT)plane PMC - PNT
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
- Take the bus from El Calafate to El Chalténbus
13h 43mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Chalténbus
44h 33m$229,153–424,332Bus via Perito Moreno
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osornobus
- Take the bus from Osorno to Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Bariloche Terminal to Terminal De Ómnibus Perito Morenobus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Perito Moreno to Terminal de Ómnibus El Chaltenbus
32h 22m$296,499–468,007Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Castro to Chacaocar
- Take the carferry from Chacao to Parguacarferry
- Drive from Pargua to El Chalténcar
27h 40m$347,813–547,619
El Tepual International Airport (PMC) to Puerto Natales (PNT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castro to El Chaltén is to bus which costs $220000 - $430000 and takes 44h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Castro to El Chaltén is to drive and car ferry which takes 27h 40m and costs $340000 - $550000.
No, there is no direct bus from Castro to El Chaltén. However, there are services departing from Terminal Municipal de Castro and arriving at Terminal de Ómnibus El Chalten via Osorno, Bariloche Terminal and Terminal De Ómnibus Perito Moreno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 22m.
The distance between Castro and El Chaltén is 1835 km.
The best way to get from Castro to El Chaltén without a car is to bus via Perito Moreno which takes 32h 22m and costs $290000 - $470000.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Castro to El Chaltén, including transfers.
Castro to El Chaltén bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, depart from Terminal Municipal de Castro station.
Castro to El Chaltén bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, arrive at Terminal De Buses Osorno station.
There are 186+ hotels available in El Chaltén.
What companies run services between Castro, Chile and El Chaltén, Santa Cruz, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Ómnibus El Chalten via Osorno, Bariloche Terminal, and Terminal De Ómnibus Perito Moreno in around 32h 22m.
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60,000–340,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Tepual International Airport to Puerto Natales
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80,000–230,000
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- [email protected]
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11,000–17,000
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18,000–30,000
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11,000–17,000
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETM
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- ETM
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11,000–33,000
- Schedules at
- ETM
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- ETM
- Phone
- +56 9 9343 0037
- [email protected]
- Website
- Servitur
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario to Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Servitur
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southroad
Shuttle from Cerro Castillo to El Calafate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130,000
- Schedules at
- Southroad
- Phone
- +54 2902 491 368
- Website
- caltur.com.ar
Bus from El Calafate to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60,000
- Schedules at
- caltur.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 9 11 2150 3372
- [email protected]
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
Bus from El Calafate to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $47,000–60,000
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
- Cama
- $47,000–55,000
Bus from Bariloche Terminal to Terminal De Ómnibus Perito Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150,000–196,000
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
- Cama
- $150,000–180,000
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Perito Moreno to Terminal de Ómnibus El Chalten
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120,000–180,000
- Website
- Calafate Excursiones
- Cama
- $120,000–150,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Osorno to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15,000–55,000
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $18,000–27,000
- Semi bed
- $15,000–21,000
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22,000–55,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $27,000–39,000
- Semi bed
- $22,000–31,000
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Osorno to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17,000–50,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $17,000–25,000
- Bed
- $20,000–30,000
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25,000–50,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $25,000–37,000
- Bed
- $29,000–44,000
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- [email protected]
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche to El Chaltén
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $200,000–340,000
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $200,000–280,000
- Bed
- $230,000–340,000
- Phone
- +56 65 227 0700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transmarchilay
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8,169–35,126
- Schedules at
- Transmarchilay
- Citycar
- $32,348
- Suv
- $35,126
- Moto
- $24,507
- Bike
- $8,169
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Empresas Cruz Del Sur
Car ferry from Chacao to Pargua
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24,507–38,393
- Website
- Empresas Cruz Del Sur
- Citycar
- $24,507
- Suv
- $26,140
- Truck
- $38,393
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