Vía Tur is an intercity bus company dedicated to the passenger transportation services that was founded in 1979 by its owner, don Gastón Zegard Thomas.
Buses Vía Tur was born from the old company Vía Sur Ltda., which was founded in 1947 by Akli Zegard Fara, father of Gastón Zegard Thomas, who took care of its management and administration until 1960, when his son joined as partner and the company also started to become one of the biggest intercity transportation companies in South America.
Currently Buses Vía Tur is still being managed by its founder along with his son, Gastón Zegard Latrach, who during the past few years have managed to grow the company increasing their coverage and preference among the clients.
Buses Vía Tur offers both intercity and special or private services, having available two seat types: semi cama and salón cama. Their main destinations include cities such as Lanco, Lautaro, Loncoche, Pitrufquén, Santiago, Temuco, Valdivia, Osorno, Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas.
From Santiago, Buses Vía Tur services depart from the Terminal Sur. In other regions, from the Terminal Rodoviario de la Araucanía, the Terminal de buses de Puerto Montt, the Terminal de buses de Osorno and others.
Buses Vía Tur has their services available for purchase online both on their website www.viatur.cl and on kupos.cl, where users can compare the services of more than 50 bus companies.
Vía Tur covers 35 routes (approx.) on daily basis.
Shortest route is Puerto Montt to Valdivia
Longest route is Puerto Montt to Santiago.
Customer support of Vía Tur is (56) 2 2450 8246
Users can easily cancel Vía Tur tickets online on Vía Tur.cl. There is a 15% cancelation fees for tickets cancelled within minimum four hours before the scheduled departure. Online tickets can not be cancelled within four hours of scheduled departure.
Cheapest route is Puerto Montt to Valdivia: CLP$10900
Most expensive route is Santiago to Puerto Varas: CLP$37500.
Main routes of Vía Tur are following:
Loncoche to Santiago CLP$34800, Puerto Montt to Santiago CLP$37200, Osorno to Santiago CLP$36900
The website of Vía Tur is available in: Spanish , English , Portuguese
Vía Tur Chile in spanish: - www.viatur.cl
Vía Tur Chile in english: - No disponible
The commitment to safety by Via Tur is reflected in the outcome of the national inspection program carried out by the Subsecretaría de Transporte. During the second semester of 2019, a period in which they were inspected more than 120 times, they achieved a decrease in the percentage of infractions compared to previous registrations, reaching 12.1%.