Brief Route Description:
Bariloche Argentina has over 12 flights a day from Buenos Aires. Bariloche is a beautiful city on Lago Nauhel Haupi. There are approximatly 8 luxury buses a day from Barilcohe to Esquel (purchased from this web page). The Bus terminal is 15 minutes from the Bariloche airport, and the vista on this trip is spectacular. From the Esquel bus station there is a twenty five minute taxi ride to the Casa de Piedra hotel in Trevelin. This cute village looks towards the spectacular front of mountains that define the Futaleufu Valley. The next morning after breakfast (9 a.m.) provided remises/taxis will arrive, and drive our guests to the border. An exchile representative will meet you at the border at 9:45 a.m. to help with your crossing into Chile and take you to the nearby start of your trip. At the end of the trip Exchile takes you to the border at 7 pm. A shared remis/taxi will take you to Hotel Casa de Piedra in Trevelin. You will have time for a shower and dinner at a nice restaurant.
Air Tickets:
Aerolineas Argentina and Lan are the carriers that service Bariloche from Buenos Aires. We recommend using Gilda as a travel agent. Link to contact travel agent for reserves and quotes.
If you are purchasing your tickets make sure you have three hours legal connect time between your international flight arrival (EZE), and your connecting flight departure from the National airport (AEP) to Bariloche (BRS) We recommend departing one's home town on Friday and flying through Miami, Dallas, or Atlanta for the early arrival. If you are coming from Europe you may want to consider spending a night in Bariloche before traveling to Trevelin. For more information on finding your own air fare: Secure an air fare.
En-route ground transport:
If you are used to traveling in a foreign country, speak a little Spanish, plan to carry cash, and do not mind saving a little money, you can pick up taxi’s to and from airports for the necessary transfers. In Buenos Aires and Bariloche airports there are remis/taxi counters. En-route ground transport.
If you like you can pre-reserve and pre-pay a personalized private transfer to drive you and your party to and from the airports on this route. Just ask Gilda our travel agent to arrange pre-paid ground transport for you. In Buenos Aires the pre-trip and post-trip transfers (45 min) between the international airport (EZE) and the Domestic airport (AEP) for the flight to Bariloche. In Bariloche, the pre-trip and post-trip transfers between the Bariloche Airport and the Casa de Piedra hotel in Trevelin (4.5 hours)
Pre and Post trip Hotel Reserve in Trevelin:
Reserve your hotel here.
Secure your trip reserve with Expediciones Chile:
Secure you reserve here.
