There are 4 ways to get from Castro to Valdivia by bus, 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
best- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osornobus Castro / ...
- Take the bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdiviabus Valdivia
5h 35m$9–91Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Castro to Chacaocar
- Take the carferry from Chacao to Parguacarferry
- Drive from Pargua to Valdiviacar
4h 56m$48–94Bus via Puerto Montt
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus Castro / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Valdiviabus Santiago
5h 56m$15–29Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Valdiviabus Castro
6h 55m$9–23
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Castro to Valdivia is to bus via Puerto Montt which costs $14 - $30 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Castro to Valdivia is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 56m and costs $45 - $95.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Municipal de Castro and arriving at Terminal Valdivia. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 55m.
The distance between Castro and Valdivia is 396 km.
The best way to get from Castro to Valdivia without a car is to bus which takes 5h 35m and costs $9 - $95.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Castro to Valdivia, including transfers.
Castro to Valdivia bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, depart from Terminal Municipal de Castro station.
Castro to Valdivia bus services, operated by Queilen Bus, arrive at Terminal De Buses Osorno station.
There are 345+ hotels available in Valdivia.
What companies run services between Castro, Chile and Valdivia, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Valdivia via Osorno in around 5h 35m.
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- [email protected]
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal De Buses Osorno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- 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
- $7–11
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
- 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
- $6–23
- Schedules at
- Transmarchilay
- Citycar
- $21
- Suv
- $23
- Moto
- $16
- Bike
- $6
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