There are 6 ways to get from Palena to Santiago by car, plane, bus, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Esquel Airport, fly
best- Drive from Palena to Esquel Airport (EQS)car
- Fly from Esquel Airport (EQS) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane EQS - SCL
8h 51m$238–778Drive 1,534.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Palena to Santiagocar 1,534.8 km
18h 49m$190–274Bus
- Take the bus from Palena to Futaleufúbus
- Take the bus from Futaleufú to Puerto Monttbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
24h 22mBus, bus to San Carlos De Bariloche Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Carrenleufú to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquelbus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel to Bariloche Airportbus
- Fly from San Carlos De Bariloche Airport (BRC) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane BRC - SCL
14h 5mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Palena to Chaiténbus
- Take the car ferry from Rampa Chaitén to Rampa Castrocarferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
26h 8mBus, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palena to Chaiténbus
- Take the car ferry from Rampa Chaitén to Rampa Castrocarferry
- Take the busferry from Castro to Terminal Los Héroesbusferry
26h 21m
Esquel Airport (EQS) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palena to Santiago is to drive which costs $180 - $280 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Palena to Santiago is to drive and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $230 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Palena to Santiago. However, there are services departing from Palena and arriving at Terminal Sur de Santiago via Futaleufú and Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 22m.
The distance between Palena and Santiago is 1210 km. The road distance is 1534.8 km.
The best way to get from Palena to Santiago without a car is to bus which takes 24h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Palena to Santiago, including transfers.
Palena to Santiago bus services, operated by Chile Local Buses, depart from Palena station.
Palena to Santiago bus services, operated by Chile Local Buses, arrive at Futaleufú station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palena to Santiago is 1535 km. It takes approximately 18h 49m to drive from Palena to Santiago.
There are 3509+ hotels available in Santiago.
What companies run services between Palena, Chile and Santiago, Chile?
You can take a bus from Palena to Terminal Sur de Santiago via Futaleufú, Puerto Montt, and Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt in around 24h 22m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Esquel Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Esquel Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from San Carlos De Bariloche Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Esquel Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from San Carlos De Bariloche Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Bus from Palena to Futaleufú
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
Bus from Futaleufú to Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $39
Bus from Palena to Chaitén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
Bus from Palena to Chaitén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- [email protected]
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $25–35
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- [email protected]
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Phone
- +56 97 580 5380
- [email protected]
- Website
- buses-fierro.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- buses-fierro.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 227 8249
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–47
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $43–47
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $55–80
- Semi bed
- $45–65
- [email protected]
- Website
- busnortechile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–31
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/bus-norte
- Cama
- $29–31
- Phone
- +56 22 748 6521
- [email protected]
- Website
- tepualvip.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Book at
- tepualvip.cl
- Phone
- +54 29 4545 4676
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportejacobsen.com.ar
Bus from Carrenleufú to Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportejacobsen.com.ar
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viabariloche.com.ar
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus Esquel to Bariloche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $16–23
- Cama
- $19–27
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- [email protected]
- Website
- webcds.cl
Busferry from Castro to Terminal Los Héroes
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Phone
- +56 600 401 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- navieraustral.cl
Car ferry from Rampa Chaitén to Rampa Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–177
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $26–30
- Moto
- $26–85
- Bike
- $30–40
- National
- $7–60
- Foreigners
- $30–40
- Seat
- $36
- Vehicle
- $177
Car ferry from Rampa Chaitén to Rampa Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–177
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $26–30
- Moto
- $26–85
- Bike
- $30–40
- National
- $7–60
- Foreigners
- $30–40
- Seat
- $36
- Vehicle
- $177
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