Chubut Province - Transport

Transport

The Ruta Nacional 3 runs along the coast line up to Buenos Aires, and down to Tierra del Fuego. The Ruta Nacional 25 crosses Chubut from East to West, connecting Trelew and Esquel, but half of it has not yet been paved. Regular long distance buses run several times a day to Buenos Aires, and to many locations in the Santa Cruz Province. Short range buses to towns in Chubut run at least once a day. There are also daily summer buses on the route #25. The Trelew airport (IATA REL) serves regular flights to/from Buenos Aires and El Calafate. Airports are also maintained at Comodoro Rivadavia, Rawson and Esquel.

Major highways include:

• Route 2, from Puerto Pirámides and Península Valdés
• Route 3, north-south via Trelew and Comodoro Rivadavia
• Route 26, west from Comodoro Rivadavia (223 km)
• Route 20, which continues north 178 km to Jose de San Martín
• Route 22, north from Perito Moreno (Santa Cruz province) 125 km
• Route 25, west from Trelew (341 km)
• Route 62, which continues west 166 km to join Route 40 at Tecka
• Route 40, traveling north 266 km via Esquel to Cabeza del Indio
• Route 30, east 73 km from Route 3 to the coast at Camarones
• Route 259, west from Esquel to Chile.

Four other roads travel west to Chile's Aysén region, including Balmaceda and Coihaique Alto, and two to Chile's Los Lagos region from Corcovado to Palena and from Esquel via Trevelin to Futaleufu.