BUS

To Chaitén, departures every morning with the Cardenas buses, for about 3 hours and a half by car. Also every day at 12pm with the Cumbres Nevadas buses. Count around $2,500.

For Palena, Frontera del Sur buses leave on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Returns on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8am. Departures also with Cumbres Nevadas also. Allow 2 hours of travel for $1,200.

To Coyhaique (and villages on the way, such as Puyuhuapi), Daniela buses leave on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays mornings. Returns on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays mornings. Beckers buses also leave, but less regularly. Count 12 hours of travel for $24,000.

For Puerto Montt (via Osorno), with Ferryval on Tuesday mornings, with Lago Espolón on Monday mornings, with Transaustral every day for $25,000. From Puerto Montt, Ferryval leaves on Thursday mornings, Lago Espolón on Friday mornings, Transaustral on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. We go through Argentina, also with Kemelbus for $22,000, but it is strictly forbidden to get off.

For the border with Argentina, the border is open from about 8am to 8pm in summer. In Argentina, Jacobsen buses operate between Trevelín and Esquel.