There are 3 ways to get from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Varas by bus, shuttle, plane, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, shuttle, fly
best- Take the bus from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Villa Cerro Castillobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Villa Cerro Castillo to Balmaceda Airport
- Fly from Balmaceda Airport (BBA) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)plane BBA - PMC
6h 38mBus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Coyhaiquebus
- Take the bus from Coyhaique to Paradero Bellavistabus
- Take the carferry from Puerto Cisnes to Muelle Fiscalcarferry
- Take the bus from Paradero Quellón - ETM to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus
29h 51m$52–200Drive 1,273.1 km
- Drive from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Varascar 1,273.1 km
21h 55m$157–227
Balmaceda Airport (BBA) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Varas is to bus and car ferry which costs $50 - $200 and takes 29h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Varas is to drive which takes 21h 55m and costs $150 - $230.
The distance between Puerto Río Tranquilo and Puerto Varas is 713 km. The road distance is 1273.1 km.
The best way to get from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Varas without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 29h 51m and costs $50 - $200.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Varas, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Varas is 1273 km. It takes approximately 21h 55m to drive from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Varas.
There are 737+ hotels available in Puerto Varas.
What companies run services between Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile and Puerto Varas, Chile?
There is no direct connection from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Varas. However, you can take the bus to Villa Cerro Castillo, walk to Villa Cerro Castillo, take the shuttle to Balmaceda Airport, walk to Balmaceda Airport (BBA) airport, fly to El Tepual International Airport (PMC), walk to Puerto Montt Airport, then take the bus to Plaza de Puerto Varas. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Varas via Coyhaique, Paradero Bellavista, Puerto Cisnes, Muelle Fiscal, Paradero Quellón - ETM, Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt, and Puerto Montt in around 29h 51m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Balmaceda Airport to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Balmaceda Airport to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Phone
- +56 67 221 4507
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Don Carlos
Bus from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Villa Cerro Castillo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Buses Don Carlos
- Phone
- +56 9 5620 1631 / 9 9657 9613
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes El Pibe
Shuttle from Villa Cerro Castillo to Balmaceda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $165
- Schedules at
- Transportes El Pibe
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Costa Carrera
Bus from Puerto Río Tranquilo to Coyhaique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- Transportes Costa Carrera
Bus from Coyhaique to Paradero Bellavista
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- busesterraustral.cl
- Book at
- busesterraustral.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETM
Bus from Paradero Quellón - ETM to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Schedules at
- ETM
- Phone
- +56 600 401 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Naviera Austral
Car ferry from Puerto Cisnes to Muelle Fiscal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–140
- Website
- Naviera Austral
- Car
- $25–55
- Moto
- $25–140
- Bike
- $50–75
- National
- $12–95
- Foreigners
- $30–45
- Nationals
- $26
- Foreigner
- $52
- Vehicle
- $135
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