There are 7 ways to get from Santiago to Chilecito by bus, car, plane, or taxi
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 Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendozabus Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Chilecitobus
18h$78,666–116,250Bus via Pajaritos Dirección Los Domínicos
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendozabus Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Chilecitobus
18h 5m$76,354–167,602Drive 851.5 km
- Drive from Santiago to Chilecitocar 851.5 km
12h 5m$160,049–231,182Fly to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)plane SCL - MDZ
- Take the bus from Mendoza Airport to Chilecitobus
14h 20m$139,514–379,514Bus via San Juan
- Take the bus from Terminal Los Héroes to Los Andesbus
- Take the bus from Los Andes to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Chilecitobus
20h 21m$98,244–206,353Fly to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport, taxi
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ)plane SCL - IRJ
- Take the taxi from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) to Chilecitotaxi
11h 38m$353,264–1,093,264Fly to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR)plane SCL - COR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Patquíabus
- Take the bus from Patquía to Chilecitobus
13h 47m
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Chilecito is to bus which costs $75000 - $120000 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Chilecito is to fly and taxi which takes 11h 38m and costs $350000 - $1100000.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago to Chilecito. However, there are services departing from Terminal Sur de Santiago and arriving at Chilecito via Terminal Mendoza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h.
The distance between Santiago and Chilecito is 1046 km. The road distance is 851.5 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Chilecito without a car is to bus which takes 18h and costs $75000 - $120000.
It takes approximately 18h to get from Santiago to Chilecito, including transfers.
Santiago to Chilecito bus services, operated by Andesmar, depart from Terminal Sur de Santiago station.
Santiago to Chilecito bus services, operated by Andesmar, arrive at Terminal Mendoza station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago to Chilecito is 852 km. It takes approximately 12h 5m to drive from Santiago to Chilecito.
There are 78+ hotels available in Chilecito.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Chilecito via Terminal Mendoza in around 18h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100,000–470,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190,000–900,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240,000–850,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240,000–850,000
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210,000–450,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $90,000–260,000
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70,000–300,000
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190,000–900,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $27,000–39,000
- Semi bed
- $22,000–31,000
- Phone
- 0800 122 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cata International
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28,000–62,173
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $34,000–48,000
- Semi Cama
- $28,000–39,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $39,000–55,000
Bus from Los Andes to Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35,000–138,000
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $42,000–60,000
- Semi Cama
- $35,000–48,000
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $48,000–65,000
- Phone
- +56 9 5950 0854
- [email protected]
- Website
- Chi-Ar Internacional
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $54,401
- Schedules at
- Chi-Ar Internacional
- Phone
- +56 9 7242 8977
- [email protected]
- Website
- mathostour.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $54,401
- Schedules at
- mathostour.cl
- Book at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- COITRAM
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50,000
- Schedules at
- COITRAM
- Phone
- +54 264 531-8573
- [email protected]
- Website
- plataforma10.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Chilecito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $56,250
- Schedules at
- plataforma10.com.ar
- Book at
- plataforma10.com.ar
Bus from Mendoza Airport to Chilecito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $56,250
- Schedules at
- plataforma10.com.ar
- Book at
- plataforma10.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Chilecito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $56,250
- Schedules at
- plataforma10.com.ar
- Book at
- plataforma10.com.ar
Bus from Terminal De Ómnibus San Juan to Chilecito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $56,250
- Schedules at
- plataforma10.com.ar
- Book at
- plataforma10.com.ar
Bus from Patquía to Chilecito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- plataforma10.com.ar
- Book at
- plataforma10.com.ar
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $19,000–28,000
- Cama
- $25,000–35,000
- Premium
- $85,000–110,000
- Phone
- 600 360 0224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Ahumada
Bus from Terminal Los Héroes to Los Andes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- Buses Ahumada
- Phone
- +54 11 4912 1694
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urquiza
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Patquía
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30,000–55,000
- Website
- Urquiza
- Semibed
- $30,000–42,000
- Bed
- $38,000–55,000
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Estimated price
- $110,000–140,000
Radio Taxi La Rioja
- Phone
- +54 380 443 1600
Remises San Jorge
- Phone
- +54 380 443 0888
Remises Santo Domingo
- Phone
- +54 380 443 1155
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