El Bolsón / Villa Lago Puelo

How to get there

By car:
Leaving San Carlos de Bariloche you take route 258 passing by Villa Mascardi and El Foyel, and after 120 km. of paved road in a beautiful scenery, you get to El Bolson.

From the south you get to El Bolsón , from Esquel along route 40 and then route 258 after 180 km .


Distances from El Bolsón to:

Bariloche 131 km
Buenos Aires 1695 km
Bahia Blanca 1084 km
Caleta Olivia 858 km
Comodoro Rivadavia 789 km
Esquel 180 km
General Roca 610 km
Neuquen 547 km
Osorno 381 km
Puerto Deseado 1056 km
Puerto Madryn 829 km
Puerto Montt 521 km
Rio Gallegos 1510 km
San Martin de los Andes 280 km
Santa Rosa 1056 km
Temuco (via Puyehue) 489 km
Trelew 800 km
Villa La Angostura 190 km


International Passes

Paso Rio Puelo
From the little village of Lago Puelo along the pebble route that leads to El Bolsón, you must travel along the northern margin of Lake Puelo to the west until the pass at a height of 203 metres above sea level. From there you get to Puelo through trails, tracks, rafts, and lake outings, and also visit Cochamó, Ensenada , Puerto Varas , or drive to Puerto Montt along route 5.

Air Transportation

Land Transportation

Cargo