How to get to Bariloche?

Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport (BRC) is the main airport in Bariloche. The extensive domestic connectivity makes Bariloche a key air hub for the entire region, providing tourists with easy access to its many tourist attractions.

There is a great offer of buses in Argentina and most of them have services to and from Bariloche. You can choose basic, semi-bed, sleeper or executive bed services. They offer comfortable seats, in-flight movies, beverages, breakfast, lunch or dinner during the trip.

Bariloche is about 1,700 km from Buenos Aires and the trip by car can take about 20 hours. The most common route is to take National Route 3 from Buenos Aires to Neuquén, and then continue on National Route 237 to Bariloche.

The Patagonian Train currently connects Viedma with San Carlos de Bariloche. It passes through the intermediate stations San Antonio Oeste (Balneario Las Grutas), Valcheta, R.Mexía, Sierra Colorada, Los Menucos, Maquinchao, Ing. Jacobacci, Clemente Onelli, Comallo, Pilcaniyeu and finally the most populated city of Rio Negro, San Carlos de Bariloche. With a weekly departure, it departs from Viedma on Fridays and arrives in Bariloche on Saturdays. You can travel in Pullman, Cabin, generally includes Restaurant. You can transport in the same trip your vehicle, car or 4×4 van. The motorcycles are transported in the van, but please let us know in advance to confirm or reserve the place.

It is also possible to reach Bariloche by boat from Chile. The tour connects the Chilean lakes region with the Argentinean lakes region, crossing two lush national parks and three mountainous lakes, at the foot of majestic volcanoes. The combined boat and bus trip starts from the city of Bariloche or inversely from the Chilean city of Puerto Varas. It can be done all year round: In winter it can be done in two days, staying at the hotel in the small town of Peulla. In summer it can be done in one day. If you wish to return to Bariloche you can do it by the same means or take a regular bus that goes north to the city of Osorno. There you cross the Antonio Samore Pass (ex Puyehue), to enter Argentina through the Province of Neuquen, at the height of the town of Villa La Angostura. The trip takes approximately 8 hours. In the middle of the Andes you can see the Osorno Volcano, a landscape difficult to forget, like all this trip.