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How to get to Puerto Varas and the Lakes District in Chile?

How to get to Puerto Varas and the Lakes District in Chile?

Puerto Varas is the gate to visit the Chilean Lakes District, and a wide variety of attractions. But, how to get Puerto Varas?

 

Arriving to Puerto Varas by land

There are bus services from Santiago de Chile and other areas in Chile. And you also can arrive from Bariloche in Argentina. You also can rent a car.

Buses leave from a few individual offices and from two terminals: one for Cruz del Sur,  and Bus Norte’s Bariloche departures, and the other the TurBus station just outside the centro, which also serves JAC and Cóndor. A few companies sell tickets through their individual offices around downtown.

For Osorno, Valdivia and Temuco, Cruz del Sur has several departures daily; it also goes to Chiloé and Punta Arenas. For Santiago, Buses ETM, Bus Norte and Pullman Bus offer the best services. Buses JAC, the in-town office of which also represents TurBus, goes to Villarrica and Pucón. For Viña del Mar/Valparaíso, Pullman has a nightly bus, as does Buses ETM and TurBus.

For Bariloche (Argentina), Cruz del Sur/Bus Norte Internacional goes daily. Andesmar heads out daily with an extra summer departure – note Andesmar departs from Pullman Bus, not at the Andesmar office.

 

Arriving to Puerto Varas by air

If you want to arrive to  Puerto Varas and the lakes district, the nearest airport is El Tepual (Iata code: PMC) in Puerto Montt which is located about 30 km. from Puerto Varas. The airport receivess regular flights from Santiago, Punta Arenas, Balmaceda and other airports served by LAN Airlines and Sky Airline.

 

Arriving to Puerto Varas crossing the Andes by lake

Well, it`s a combination of bus rides and boat navigations. The trip is called Lakes Crossing or Andean Crossing and goes from Bariloche to Puerto Varas or viceversa. It`s a very interesting way to link both countries and enjoy a wonderful excursion. The Lakes Crossing can be done in a full day, or with a stop in Peulla so you can do the cross in two days.

 

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