By bus (from every big city in Chile)
There are buses from almost every big town / city in Chile coming to Puerto Varas. Several companies offer services, of which the largest are Cruz del Sur, Bus Norte, Pullman Bus, Turbus, Jac, Andesmar, Tas Choapa.

The buses arrives in different points in the city (different terminals)

The terminal from “Pullman Bus” is the closest to Compass del Sur and is located in the street Portales with San Pedro. >> See the Map

Tas Choapa, Turbus, Jac, Andesmar arrives also very close from our hostel and the “plaza de Armas” . The terminal is located in the street “Del Salvador”. from where it is just a short way to our hospedaje (you just walk along Del Salvador street in direction square (east-direction Andes), until you find the cross with Arturo Prat Str. Turn left there and continue along A. Prat until you find to the right site the dirt str “Venegas” (next to the train rails). After 5 min. Walking along this street, you wil find a path (to the right) to cross over the train line reaching the paralel street “ “ continue along this street untill the perpendicular str “Estacion” where you take you right hand, only a few steeps and you will find our street “Klenner” walking alond the right site of this str. you finaly will find the wooden sign of Compass and our house on the right site of Klenner. >> See the Map

The Station of Cruz del Sur, Pullmansur and Bus Norte is the most far located station from our hostel, right on the corner from San Francisco Street with García Moreno (to the south of town). You just walk until the end of San Francisco Street in direction square (from south to north). At the end of Sn. Fco, you will find some steps, this is the begining of “ Pasaje Ricke”, clim up the steps until you reach at the end our street “Klenner” turn to the left and you will see again our Compass sing, we are the 3er house on the left site of Klenner. >> See the Map

Some buses only go to Puerto Montt. If this is the case,ask to get off the bus at “Ruta 5”(Panameriacana) near Puerto Varas (northen gate of the village), and hail a mini-bus. One goes more or less every 15 or 30 minutes. Just wave your hand and the bus will stop and pick you up.

From Puerto Montt, it is also very easy. Just take the minibus showing a sign “Puerto Varas” from the bus station in town. This will cost depending from the bus company between 500 & 700 CLP.
They depart to Pto Varas every 5-10 min (the rides take 30 – 40 min.)

You can any way gives a call us from any telephon cabin of pto Varas after you arrives and we can book quikly a taxi service for you. (reference rate from any point in the city to us $ 1.500 CLP and $ 3.000 from the northem gate of Pto. Varas, (if you don,t want to wait for the sutler buses).


By plane/ Airport ( El Tepual) Puerto Montt
There are two ways to get to Puerto Varas from the airport:
1. On public transport: take a bus to Puerto Montt´s bus terminal, from where you can take a minibus to Puerto Varas. This regular way can take until 1 hour or more with the conbination at bus terminal in Pto Montt and waiting times.
2. The private Airport Service which cost $ 14.000 CLP, you can book this service with Compass del Sur >> see more details, Just book in advance and we will be there to welcome you and introducing you to the southern chilean countryside during the drive to Puerto Varas eben in english or deutsch or spanish.
>> More about the filght Santiago to Pto. Montt

By “Lake Crossing from Bariloche”
The last part of this great trip crossing the Andes by a conbination of buses and Catamarans will be in a Bus of the tour opeator coming from the “Todos Los Santos Lake”. The trip ends in the square from Pto. Varas, from where you can walk a long Del Salvador Str or Sn Jose Str in direction to San francisco (direction west), where you turn to the right and at the end of this str you will find the steps (Pasaje Ricke), walk up the steps until you find at the end of this str, our perpendicular treet “Klenner”, turn left and there you are !!

Remember that you can allways give us a call and we organice the taxi to our hostel for you.

By bus (from every big city in Chile)
There are buses from almost every big town / city in Chile coming to Puerto Varas. Several companies offer services, of which the largest are Cruz del Sur, Bus Norte, Pullman Bus, Turbus, Jac, Andesmar, Tas Choapa.

The buses arrives in different points in the city (different terminals)

The terminal from “Pullman Bus” is the closest to Compass del Sur and is located in the street Portales with San Pedro. >> See the Map

Tas Choapa, Turbus, Jac, Andesmar arrives also very close from our hostel and the “plaza de Armas” . The terminal is located in the street “Del Salvador”. from where it is just a short way to our hospedaje (you just walk along Del Salvador street in direction square (east-direction Andes), until you find the cross with Arturo Prat Str. Turn left there and continue along A. Prat until you find to the right site the dirt str “Venegas” (next to the train rails). After 5 min. Walking along this street, you wil find a path (to the right) to cross over the train line reaching the paralel street “ “ continue along this street untill the perpendicular str “Estacion” where you take you right hand, only a few steeps and you will find our street “Klenner” walking alond the right site of this str. you finaly will find the wooden sign of Compass and our house on the right site of Klenner. >> See the Map

The Station of Cruz del Sur, Pullmansur and Bus Norte is the most far located station from our hostel, right on the corner from San Francisco Street with García Moreno (to the south of town). You just walk until the end of San Francisco Street in direction square (from south to north). At the end of Sn. Fco, you will find some steps, this is the begining of “ Pasaje Ricke”, clim up the steps until you reach at the end our street “Klenner” turn to the left and you will see again our Compass sing, we are the 3er house on the left site of Klenner. >> See the Map

Some buses only go to Puerto Montt. If this is the case,ask to get off the bus at “Ruta 5”(Panameriacana) near Puerto Varas (northen gate of the village), and hail a mini-bus. One goes more or less every 15 or 30 minutes. Just wave your hand and the bus will stop and pick you up.

From Puerto Montt, it is also very easy. Just take the minibus showing a sign “Puerto Varas” from the bus station in town. This will cost depending from the bus company between 500 & 700 CLP.
They depart to Pto Varas every 5-10 min (the rides take 30 – 40 min.)

You can any way gives a call us from any telephon cabin of pto Varas after you arrives and we can book quikly a taxi service for you. (reference rate from any point in the city to us $ 1.500 CLP and $ 3.000 from the northem gate of Pto. Varas, (if you don,t want to wait for the sutler buses).


By plane/ Airport ( El Tepual) Puerto Montt
There are two ways to get to Puerto Varas from the airport:
1. On public transport: take a bus to Puerto Montt´s bus terminal, from where you can take a minibus to Puerto Varas. This regular way can take until 1 hour or more with the conbination at bus terminal in Pto Montt and waiting times.
2. The private Airport Service which cost $ 14.000 CLP, you can book this service with Compass del Sur >> see more details, Just book in advance and we will be there to welcome you and introducing you to the southern chilean countryside during the drive to Puerto Varas eben in english or deutsch or spanish.
>> More about the filght Santiago to Pto. Montt

By “Lake Crossing from Bariloche”
The last part of this great trip crossing the Andes by a conbination of buses and Catamarans will be in a Bus of the tour opeator coming from the “Todos Los Santos Lake”. The trip ends in the square from Pto. Varas, from where you can walk a long Del Salvador Str or Sn Jose Str in direction to San francisco (direction west), where you turn to the right and at the end of this str you will find the steps (Pasaje Ricke), walk up the steps until you find at the end of this str, our perpendicular treet “Klenner”, turn left and there you are !!

Remember that you can allways give us a call and we organice the taxi to our hostel for you.

Note: You can also book easily the “Lake Crossing trip” both way around. Pto. Varas to Bariloche or Bariloche to pto. Varas. For more info please press here >> Lake Crossing


By ferry to Puerto Montt
When you arrives in Puerto Montt by ferry (Navimag) you can easily take a minibus to Puerto Varas (from the bus terminal in Pto. Montt). Either go to the main bus station and take a minibus to Puerto Varas, or better still stop a bus on the street displaying a sign “Puerto Varas”. This should be easy only and cost about 600 pesos!!
You can also like before, give us a phone call at your arrival or booking this service in advance and we can pick you up at the Navimag ferry station. This private service cost $ 8.000 CLP “the car rides” – for more detail please press: >> transfer service from Navimag.