There are 10 ways to get from La Serena to Valdivia by plane, bus, car, bus (Flixbus), or train
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Fly to Pichoy Airport
best- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL)plane LSC - ZAL
5h 10m$95–220Bus via Santiago
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdiviabus Santiago
17h 29m$28–275Drive 1,309.3 km
- Drive from La Serena to Valdiviacar 1,309.3 km
13h 27m$162–234Fly to Osorno, bus
- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Osorno (ZOS)plane LSC - ZOS
- Take the bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdiviabus
5h 25m$66–285Fly to El Tepual International Airport, bus
- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)plane LSC - PMC
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Valdiviabus
7h 49m$90–179Fly to La Araucanía International Airport, bus
- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO)plane LSC - ZCO
- Take the bus from Cruce Freire to Terminal de Buses de Loncochebus
- Take the bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdiviabus
7h 39m$81–423Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal María Teresabus La Serena
- Take the bus from Terminal María Teresa to Valdiviabus FlixBus CL022
18h 50m$70–152Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus
- Take the train from Estacion Central Alameda to Chillántrain
- Take the bus from Terminal María Teresa to Temucobus
- Take the bus from Rodoviario de la Araucanía to Terminal Valdiviabus
19h 34m$52–289Bus via Estación Colina
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Batucobus Santiago / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur to Terminal Valdiviabus Bariloche / ...
21h 1m$55–132Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Collaobus La Serena
- Take the bus from Terminal Collao to Terminal Valdiviabus Puerto Montt / ...
21h 36m$42–153
La Florida Airport (LSC) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Serena to Valdivia is to bus via Santiago which costs $28 - $280 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from La Serena to Valdivia is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $95 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from La Serena to Valdivia. However, there are services departing from Terminal de buses La Serena and arriving at Terminal Valdivia via Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo and Terminal Sur de Santiago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 29m.
The distance between La Serena and Valdivia is 1124 km. The road distance is 1309.3 km.
The best way to get from La Serena to Valdivia without a car is to bus via Santiago which takes 17h 29m and costs $28 - $280.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from La Serena to Valdivia, including transfers.
La Serena to Valdivia bus services, operated by Turbus, depart from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo station.
The best way to get from La Serena to Valdivia is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $95 - $220. Alternatively, you can bus via Santiago, which costs $28 - $280 and takes 17h 29m.
La Serena to Valdivia bus services, operated by Turbus, arrive at Terminal Alameda - Turbus station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Serena to Valdivia is 1309 km. It takes approximately 13h 27m to drive from La Serena to Valdivia.
What companies run services between La Serena, Chile and Valdivia, Chile?
LATAM Chile, Sky Airline, and JetSMART fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Valdivia via Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo, Terminal Alameda - Turbus, and Terminal Sur de Santiago in around 17h 29m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Pichoy Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from La Florida Airport to Pichoy Airport via Antofagasta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from La Florida Airport to Pichoy Airport via Calama, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from La Florida Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from La Florida Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from La Florida Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Antofagasta, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from La Florida Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Calama, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from La Florida Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Pichoy Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–210
Flights from La Florida Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from La Florida Airport to El Tepual International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Phone
- +56 22 585 5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- efe.cl
Train from Estacion Central Alameda to Chillán
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $17–24
- Cama
- $24–35
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Semi Cama
- $9–13
- Cama
- $9–13
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal María Teresa
- Semi Cama
- $25–35
- Cama
- $35–55
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Coquimbo to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $17–24
- Cama
- $24–35
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Rodoviario de la Araucanía to Terminal Valdivia
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $11–16
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Terminal Collao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–80
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $27–40
- Cama
- $40–60
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Terminal Collao to Terminal Valdivia
- Semi Cama
- $16–23
- Cama
- $22–30
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $21–26
- Phone
- 56 2 3277 9759
- [email protected]
- Website
- narbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- narbus.cl
- Book at
- narbus.cl
Bus from Rodoviario de la Araucanía to Terminal Valdivia
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $40–65
- Semi bed
- $35–50
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $5–9
- Semi bed
- $4–7
Bus from Terminal Sur to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–88
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $40–65
- Semi bed
- $35–50
- Phone
- +56 63 - 2278532
- [email protected]
- Website
- gamabustranspas.jimdofree.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/gama-bus
- Phone
- +56 65 225 3133
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–130
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 9550 1595
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- [email protected]
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- [email protected]
- Website
- jac.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- jac.cl
- Semi Cama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $6–9
Bus from Cruce Freire to Terminal de Buses de Loncoche
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- jac.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–6
- Cama
- $4–6
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- [email protected]
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Phone
- +56 63 221 8609
- [email protected]
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Road
- $3–6
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdivia
- Road
- $3–5
- [email protected]
- Website
- busnortechile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/bus-norte
- Cama
- $10–12
- [email protected]
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 45 265 7877
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesbiobio.cl
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- busesbiobio.cl
- Phone
- +56 4 5240 7718
- [email protected]
- Website
- igillaima.cl
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- igillaima.cl
- Book at
- igillaima.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- [email protected]
- Website
- webcds.cl
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
Bus from Rodoviario de la Araucanía to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.cl/
Bus from Terminal María Teresa to Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Terminal María Teresa to Temuco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de buses La Serena to Batuco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $21–27
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