There are 4 ways to get from Santiago to Melinka by busferry, bus, car ferry, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
best- Take the busferry from Terminal Los Héroes to Castrobusferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Paradero Quellón - ETMbus
- Take the car ferry from Muelle Fiscal to Melinkacarferry
23h 46m$35–113Fly to Balmaceda Airport, shuttle, car ferry
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Balmaceda Airport (BBA)plane SCL - BBA
- Take a shuttle bus from Balmaceda Airport to Puerto Cisnes
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Cisnes to Melinkacarferry
16h$463–770Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Paradero Quellón - ETMbus
- Take the car ferry from Muelle Fiscal to Melinkacarferry
23h 51m$40–146Fly to Puerto Montt Airport, fly to Melinka Airport
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to El Tepual International Airport (PMC)plane SCL - PMC
- Fly from Puerto Montt Airport to Melinka Airportplane
5h 20m$189–264
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Balmaceda Airport (BBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Melinka is to bus and ferry and bus and car ferry which costs $35 - $120 and takes 23h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Melinka is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs $180 - $270.
The distance between Santiago and Melinka is 1375 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Melinka without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and car ferry which takes 23h 46m and costs $35 - $120.
It takes approximately 23h 46m to get from Santiago to Melinka, including transfers.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Melinka, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Pajaritos to Melinka Airport via Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), and Puerto Montt Airport in around 5h 20m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Balmaceda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Balmaceda Airport via El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Balmaceda Airport via El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Balmaceda Airport via La Araucanía
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–100
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to El Tepual International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- [email protected]
- Website
- webcds.cl
Busferry from Terminal Los Héroes to Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- [email protected]
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Paradero Quellón - ETM
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Paradero Quellón - ETM
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Shuttle from Balmaceda Airport to Puerto Cisnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $383
- Schedules at
- turismopatagoniaelpibe.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- [email protected]
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Phone
- +56 600 401 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- navieraustral.cl
Car ferry from Muelle Fiscal to Melinka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $20–27
- Moto
- $26–60
- Bike
- $20–25
- National
- $5–40
- Foreigners
- $30–40
Car ferry from Puerto Cisnes to Melinka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–95
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $26–35
- Moto
- $26–95
- Bike
- $30–40
- National
- $8–65
- Foreigners
- $30–45
Car ferry from Muelle Fiscal to Melinka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $20–27
- Moto
- $26–60
- Bike
- $20–25
- National
- $5–40
- Foreigners
- $30–40
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