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One of the Great things about Southern Chile is the fast, efficient, and cheap nature of transportation. Unlike many countries in Latin America, transportation is well regulated and safe. Public transportation will get you to most anywhere in the country you want to go, for any budget.
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Transportation in the South of Chile
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As good as the bus systems are in
Southern Chile, they just can not compete with the experience of
riding a train through this incredible Southern landscape. The
highways in Southern Chile have a tendency to run through rather
industrial and ugly parts of the South. The train on the other hand
tends to wonder along through the countryside, revealing some
incredible sites that might have been missed by taking a Tur bus in
Southern Chile. One of the most spectacular runs is between Temuco
and Valdivia. This line continues on to Puerto Montt , the southern
most stop on the rail lines in Chile.
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Transportation in the South of Chile
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| Colectivos
One of the more uniquely Chilean forms of transportation is the colectivos. Essentially a systems of taxi drivers that drive a set routes all day car pooling riders. They are one of the better deals, especially in more rural areas where taxis are limited and expensive relative to the price of a taxi in Santiago. Jumping in a colectivo can also be a great source of information, as the riders and drivers pool their knowledge of the area to answer whatever question you might have. | 
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Transportation in the South of Chile
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The bus systems in Southern Chile are some of the best in South America. Here we include general information for riding buses in the South of Chile. Please also see our transportation sections under each destination, town, or city for specific information on locations of bus stations, photos of bus stations, and extra information.
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National Bus System
Bus stations are clean and well run. The national bus system is simply one of the best in Latin America. Depending on your budget, the service on the buses can run from a simple seat to treatment like you were a first class passenger on the Concord. Overnight buses are a great deal for moving from region to region.
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Transportation in the South of Chile
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Probably the best alternative, if you want to explore the more remote areas of Southern Chile is renting a car. Public transportation is not bad at all. It is frequent, safe and most of the time reliable; however, you do have to fight to constantly get the proper information from the locals to find the right buses. Even in Spanish, Chileans have are not very good at explaining things; when giving directions, they are the worst. Sometimes, it is more than a little difficult to get the right directions for those locations All Southern Chile would call “off the tourist map”. Thus, one of the best ways to get there in Southern Chile is to rent a car.
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Transportation in the South of Chile
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Recently they bought some trains from Spain, and like the Conquistadors before them, it was not the best of deals for Chile. Don't get me wrong, I am a super fan of trains. I have ridden trains in at least 20 countries. I have ridden trains throughout Argentina, Mexico, China, the Western United States, and most of Europe. Some good, some bad, all very interesting. I find Trains simply relaxing, and I rarely get off a train with jetlag. What I normally do leave a train with is a lot more friends and a feeling I really got to know the country, even if the train never stopped. So, it just seems a perfect match would be a place as beautiful as Southern Chile and a train to cross it. You can take a train across Southern Chile, sort of, if your patient.
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