Very interesting report. Does the bus run during July and August? Would the road conditions be too treacherous in the winter?

I might be going to Argentina for two weeks in July and I would love to go to Santiago too.

Sorry about the typos on my last post!

The buses run all year. The pass closes if there is too much snow so you have to watch the weather report. It is a perfectly safe, paved road.

This information is very helpful. Just wondering if anyone knows if any bus companies stop at the airport in Santiago or would you need to go the bus station first and take a taxi or public transportation from there?

My partner and I are working out the details of an upcoming trip and one of the options we are considering is traveling by bus from Mendoza to Santiago in the morning to catch a 9:30pm flight back to Canada.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

At last somebody who realizes that it is convenient , possible and economical to use coaches to connect some places in Argentina..

And i will add more information to this:

It is possible to connect Salta and Mendoza and of course the other way round and that it will take a night and a bit more, that when you wake up you will see the landscape you can never see when you take the plane. that you will have dinner on board and lunch in the city of your destination.That the seats are fantastic and that you will only pay u$s 60/70 each way.

There is a combination from Posadas, near the Jesuits missions in Misiones, directly to Salta and it takes one night.

You can connect Mendoza with Bariloche. same way.

You can connect Bariloche and the Peninsula de Valdez and that the trip is relatively short. There is also a train but i wouldnt trust trains so much.

Of course you can bus the way from Peninsula to Buenos Aires.

However, the ones who take the bus to go from Mendoza to Santiago or the other way round should know that because of the snow sometimes this is not possible. Bear this in mind. June, July and August are difficult months because of this. It doesnt happen often but when it does, complicates things.

My favourite companies: Andesmar, Flecha Bus, Chevallier, Via Bariloche, Crucero del Norte,.....

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I dont recommend buses for the rest of Patagonia. It is not nice to be on a bus for a longer time

regards,

misabel

I am planning to do the same bus trip, however, I was looking for a town enroute to break up the long journey.

Can you recall any towns half way where I might consider stopping ?

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vision

which is the trip you want to bus?

>>You can connect Mendoza with Bariloche. same way.

misabel - do you know approximately how long this bus ride is?

it takes 7 hours

CATA and ANDESMAR

they generally have 2 services a day at 8:20 am and at 11 am

they return from the other place at the same time.

Bear in mind in winter the road can be blocked and there is no possible crossing for days.

misabel

about Mendoza - Bariloche

leaving Mendoza at 20 hs arriving at 14 hs following day.

leaving Bariloche at 12 pm arriving in Mendoza at 7 am.

suggestion:

from mendoza take any bus to San Rafael. a nice place to stay for a day.

From San Rafael leaving at 23 pm to Bariloche arriving at 14 hs.

misabel

Hi, does anyone have a website where you can reserve the a sleeper bus from Bariloche to Mendoza?

I see that they leave at noon from Bariloche, and arrive to Mendoza at 7am. This is a big help.

Thanks so much!!