Buses ETM is a company of Intercity buses which was founded in 1962 in the village of Maullín near Puerto Montt. Buses ETM offers tickets for several important destinations in the south of Chile like for example from Santiago a Puerto Montt, Osorno, Temuco, Puerto Varas and Pucón. In addition, Buses ETM has several departure points from Viña del Mar and Valparaiso and offers transfers to the airport of Puerto Montt to Terminal Puerto Montt. The buses depart Santiago from Terminal Sur and Puerto Montt from Terminal Puerto Montt. At the route of Santiago a Osorno, Buses ETM competes directly with Tur Bus, Pullman Bus, Bus Norte and Thaebus. 

Overview ETM
Foundation 1962
Operating fleet 66
Santiago - Puerto Montt Desde $12.500
Santiago - Temuco  Desde $16.600
Contact phone 065 2290 100 

Ratings of ETM

4.4 of 5 stars

On average, ETM has a rating of 4.4 out of 5 points on recorrido.cl. This rating is based on the comments of 17940 travelers during the last 6 months who evaluated the 3 categories: punctuality, service on board and quality of the bus.

Highlighted opinions from travellers

Lidia C. on 09/27/2026

Excelente servicio..me encanta viajar en ETM Es muy cómodo, limpio y puntual..

Luis F. on 09/27/2026

Exelente servicio

Claudia M. on 09/27/2026

Excelente servicio pero esta vez el bus era muy antiguo, me cayó agua del aire acondicionado mientras dormía.

Offices and phone numbers of ETM

  • Santiago - Terminal Sur
    Av. Bernardo O’Higgins 3850 (Terminal Sur)
    02-24421526
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  • Temuco - Terminal de Buses de la Araucania
    Vicente Pérez Rosales 01609, Temuco (Terminal de Buses)
    45-2324508
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  • Osorno - Terminal de Buses
    Errázuriz 1400 (Terminal de Buses)
    64-2207903
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  • Puerto Varas
    Ramon Ricardo Rosas 455-462 (Esq. Ramón R.Rosas)
    65-2230830
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  • Puerto Montt - Terminal de Buses
    Av. Diego portales 1001, Puerto Montt (Terminal de Buses)
    65-2256253
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  • Santiago - Los Leones
    Av. Nueva Providencia 2212, Santiago (Paseo Las Palmas, Metro Los Leones)
    02-24459370
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  • Valparaíso - Terminal de Buses
    Av. Pedro Montt 2831, Valparaíso
    032-2251635
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  • Viña del Mar - Terminal de Buses
    Av. Valparaiso 1055, Viña del Mar (Terminal de Buses)
    032-2710701
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  • Santiago - Los Leones
    Av. Nueva Providencia 2212, Santiago (Paseo Las Palmas, Metro Los Leones)
    02-24459370
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  • Santiago - Terminal Sur
    Av. Bernardo O’Higgins 3850 (Terminal Sur)
    02-24421526
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  • Concepción - Terminal de Buses Collao
    Tegualda 860, Concepción (Terminal Collao)
    41-2790629
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  • Talcahuano - Terminal de Buses Félix Adan
    Latorre 11, Talcahuano (Terminal Felix Adan)
    41-2799774
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  • Temuco - Terminal de Buses de la Araucania
    Vicente Pérez Rosales 01609, Temuco (Terminal de Buses)
    45-2324508
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  • Ancud - Terminal Municipal
    Anibal Pinto 1200, Ancud (Terminal Municipal de Ancud)
    65-2620997
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  • Castro - Terminal Municipal
    San Martin 667, Castro (Terminal Municipal de Castro)
    65-2533759
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  • Osorno - Terminal de Buses
    Errázuriz 1400 (Terminal de Buses)
    64-2207903
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  • Puerto Montt - Terminal de Buses
    Av. Diego portales 1001, Puerto Montt (Terminal de Buses)
    65-2256253
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  • Puerto Varas
    Ramon Ricardo Rosas 455-462 (Esq. Ramón R.Rosas)
    65-2230830
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Destinations of ETM Buses 

V Region of Valparaíso

Valparaíso – Terminal Valparaíso

Viña del Mar – Terminal Viña del Mar

XIII Region of Metropolitana

Santiago – Terminal Sur

VIII Region of Biobío

Concepcion – Terminal Concepción - Collao

Talcahuano – Terminal Félix Adan

IX Region of Araucanía

Temuco – Terminal de la Araucanía

X Region of Los Lagos

Ancud – Terminal de Ancud

Castro – Terminal de Castro

Osorno – Terminal de Osorno

Puerto Montt – Terminal Puerto Montt

Seat categories

Buses ETM offers the following categories of seats:

  • Cama: Comfortable bus seats with a maximum recline of 65°. Including service on board, breakfast for long distance tours, blankets and tray support for feet.
  • Cama Premium: Comfortable bus seats with a maximum recline of 180°. Including service on board, breakfast for long distance tours, blankets and tray support for feet.

The Ministry of transport and telecommunications evaluates the safety of Buses ETM every half a year. According to the ranking “Ranking N° 10 de Infracciones cursadas a Buses Interurbanos del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones“ (Spanish content only), the company Buses ETM has an average violation rate (the last 4 rankings) of 3,13%

 

 

The ranking of violation of ETM Buses in detail:

Period

% of violation

01.07.2016 - 31.12.2016 2,8% 01.01.2016 - 30.06.2016 3,2%

01.07.2015 - 31.12.2015

2,6%

01.01.2015 - 30.06.2015

3,9%