Making Bus Arrangements in Chile from US

Santiago to Temuco and then to the Pucon area.

C.C. wrote:
> On Oct 31, 9:48 pm, "W. Watson" <wolf_tra....RemoveThis@invalid.com> wrote:
>> Is there a web site that will allow me to make bus arrangement while in Chile?
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>> Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)
>>
>> Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net>
>
> What city or area? intercity? I found some bus companies showing
> their schedules, for El Calafate and for Santiago to Valparaiso, but
> haven't found any way yet to make a reservation online.
>
> C.C.
>

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Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)

Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net>
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Perhaps more important than a schedule at this time is knowing how much it
costs to take a bus from Santiago to Temuco, for example, or to Puerto Montt.
 >> Stay informed about: Making Bus Arrangements in Chile from US 

On Nov 1, 11:11 am, "W. Watson" <wolf_tra....TakeThisOut@invalid.com> wrote:
> Perhaps more important than a schedule at this time is knowing how much it
> costs to take a bus from Santiago to Temuco, for example, or to Puerto Montt.

Mr. Watson:

I don't understand why you couldn't find itineraries and prices for
the various bus lines from Santiago to Temuco or Pucon or Puerto
Montt. I (not an expert at the internet) just wrote in "bus+Temuco"
and google gave me a lot of website links. I clicked on one,
viajeporchile.cl, and there was a small chart of 7 bus companies with
service to Temuco. I then typed in, in the google search box, the
name of one of them: Tur-bus. And that gave me the Tur-bus company
website (turbus.cl), and I found the page for itineraries, and then
entered the start and end of the trip, the date I chose, and what also
then showed up was a list of prices.
>From that point, out of curiosity, I went on to see what the price
would be from Santiago to Pucon and saw a list of prices varying
according to the class or comfort level of the trip, from 10,000 Ch.
pesos to 33,800.

You can calculate the price in dollars, I'm sure. You have a link to
a currency converter website, don't you?

So all of your problems are solved! Almost. Just use google
searches in smaller bits, keep your Spanish dictionary handy, and a
large glass of gin nearby!
C.C.
 >> Stay informed about: Making Bus Arrangements in Chile from US 

It's easy to explain. When I began searching, I was looking for general
information (bus schedules chile cost). You picked up on Temuco, etc. (from
above), and it looks like you hit the jackpot. Thanks.

C.C. wrote:
> On Nov 1, 11:11 am, "W. Watson" <wolf_tra....RemoveThis@invalid.com> wrote:
>> Perhaps more important than a schedule at this time is knowing how much it
>> costs to take a bus from Santiago to Temuco, for example, or to Puerto Montt.
>
> Mr. Watson:
>
> I don't understand why you couldn't find itineraries and prices for
> the various bus lines from Santiago to Temuco or Pucon or Puerto
> Montt. I (not an expert at the internet) just wrote in "bus+Temuco"
> and google gave me a lot of website links. I clicked on one,
> viajeporchile.cl, and there was a small chart of 7 bus companies with
> service to Temuco. I then typed in, in the google search box, the
> name of one of them: Tur-bus. And that gave me the Tur-bus company
> website (turbus.cl), and I found the page for itineraries, and then
> entered the start and end of the trip, the date I chose, and what also
> then showed up was a list of prices.
>>From that point, out of curiosity, I went on to see what the price
> would be from Santiago to Pucon and saw a list of prices varying
> according to the class or comfort level of the trip, from 10,000 Ch.
> pesos to 33,800.
>
> You can calculate the price in dollars, I'm sure. You have a link to
> a currency converter website, don't you?
>
> So all of your problems are solved! Almost. Just use google
> searches in smaller bits, keep your Spanish dictionary handy, and a
> large glass of gin nearby!
> C.C.
>

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Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)

Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net>
 >> Stay informed about: Making Bus Arrangements in Chile from US 

did you try http://turbus.cl/ ? You'll find schedules there..

WAS

"W. Watson" <wolf_tracks RemoveThis @invalid.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
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>I have used Google, but apparently less successfully than you. I have not
>found any bus schedules on the web. I know the major bus transports. I have
>40+ Chilean websites bookmarked that include hotels, maps, climate, flora,
>fauna, eco-trips, and the like. If nothing shows up to my satisfaction on
>the web, then I will just take care of this in Santiago. I'm told bus
>transportation is excellent, so I do not see a problem. However, I would
>like to get a clearer picture of how buses work there. By the time I need a
>bus from Santiago, I think I'll be in good shape information wise. I'll
>have 10 days of travel north of Santiago where human resources will be
>available to me.
>
> Speaking of pictures, it would be useful to see pictures of information
> areas in the airport and other transportation and information hubs.
>
> Helene wrote:
>> Wayne,
>> There are plenty of companies with web sites, itineraries, tariffs etc
>> Do a google search just like we did and you will find plenty of info
>> ...it does not take long.
>> We have travelled 1000's of kms easily by doing a bit of searching and
>> e-mail contact without any problems.
>> I will give you only one other clue, outside google ..... pick a city
>> and go from there.
>>
>> There are 2 main bus stns in Santiago, within a block of each other, 800m
>> west of Estacion Central and they mainly go south.
>> Others are in Jimenez, mainly going north. This being true as in June
>> 2006.
>> A good safe place to stay, even if the area is not so salubrious is Hotel
>> Imperio, 2.5 blocks East of Estacion Central.
>> reception RemoveThis @hotelimperio.cl They also have a good breakfast included in
>> tariff and serve an excellent lunch (almuerzo).
>>
>> Put some effort in for yourself.
>>
>> cheers, H, Tasmania, Oz
>>
>>
>> "medvall" <edvall RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1193886454.250383.153740@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...
>> | Not much works in the countries south of the US. Even if you made a
>> | reservation you should not assume that it exist. Just recently I was
>> | forced to stay in Costa Rica one day extra due to non-functioning
>> | reservation systems. If critical always buy 1 day in advance,
>> | otherwise just go there early.
>> |
>> | The main bus station in Santiago, Chile is great, you can there by the
>> | metro in notime. It is well organized and you can pay by credit card.
>> | Have you looked at the train option?
>> |
>> | Best wishes, Marcus
>> | Tomlab Optimization Inc.
>> | http://tomopt.com/tomlab/
>> |
>> |
>>
>>
>>
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> Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)
>
> Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net>
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