There are 7 ways to get from Santiago to Pucón by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to La Araucanía International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO)plane SCL - ZCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto La Araucanía to Pucón
4h 46m$44–129Bus via Curarrehue
cheapest- Take the bus from Cruce Colón to Curarrehuebus Santiago
8h 53m$15–61Drive 782 km
- Drive from Santiago to Pucóncar 782 km
8h 12m$97–140Fly to Pichoy Airport, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL)plane SCL - ZAL
- Take the bus from Paradero Aeropuerto Pichoy to Lancobus
- Take the bus from Lanco to Terminal Pucón - JACbus
7h 20mBus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal TranSantin - Pucónbus Santiago
10h$19–43Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Pucón - JACbus Pucón / ...
10h 51m$22–76Train, bus
- 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 Centro Comercial Los Álamosbus
11h 7m$30–87
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Pucón is to bus via Curarrehue which costs $15 - $65 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Pucón is to fly and shuttle which takes 4h 46m and costs $40 - $130.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Sur de Santiago and arriving at Terminal TranSantin - Pucón. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Santiago and Pucón is 737 km. The road distance is 782 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Pucón without a car is to bus via Curarrehue which takes 8h 53m and costs $15 - $65.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Santiago to Pucón, including transfers.
Santiago to Pucón bus services, operated by Liquiñe, depart from Cruce Colón station.
Santiago to Pucón bus services, operated by Liquiñe, arrive at Curarrehue station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago to Pucón is 782 km. It takes approximately 8h 12m to drive from Santiago to Pucón.
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What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Pucón, Chile?
Liquiñe operates a bus from Cruce Colón to Curarrehue 3 times a day. Tickets cost $13–25 and the journey takes 6h 33m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to La Araucanía International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Pichoy Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to La Araucanía International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $24–100
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Pichoy Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to La Araucanía International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Phone
- +56 22 585 5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- efe.cl
Train from Estacion Central Alameda to Chillán
- Standard
- $25
- Preferent
- $29
- Confort
- $30
- Signature
- $33
- Phone
- +56 9 9324 9597
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransAraucania
Shuttle from Aeropuerto La Araucanía to Pucón
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- TransAraucania
- Phone
- +56 9 4915 6683
- [email protected]
- Website
- Liquiñe
Bus from Cruce Colón to Curarrehue
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- Liquiñe
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Galicia
Bus from Paradero Aeropuerto Pichoy to Lanco
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Buses Galicia
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jac
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Pucón - JAC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- Jac
- Semi Cama
- $4–6
- Cama
- $5–7
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Pucón - JAC
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Jac
- Semi Cama
- $24–35
- Cama
- $27–40
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal TranSantin - Pucón
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–43
- Schedules at
- TranSantin
- Road
- $19–23
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Pucón - JAC
- Semi Cama
- $21–30
- Cama
- $30–45
- Premium
- $60–75
- Website
- Flixbus Chile
Bus from Terminal María Teresa to Temuco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus Chile
- Phone
- + 56 41 231 4912
- serviciocliente2@busespullman
- Website
- Pullman Tur
Bus from Rodoviario de la Araucanía to Centro Comercial Los Álamos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Schedules at
- Pullman Tur
- Semi Cama
- $12–15
- Cama
- $2–4
- Premium
- $4–8
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