Why go
- City and Commune in Los Lagos, Chile.
- Served by El Alba Airport.
History
Castro is a city and commune on Chiloé Island in Chile. Castro is the capital of the Chiloé Province in the Los Lagos Region. The city is located on Estero de Castro on the eastern coast of central Chiloé Island. This position provides Castro with a good access to the eastern islands of Chiloé Archipelago as well as to the open ocean through Cucao and Huillinco to the west.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 22 airlines, 40 direct destinations
- LAN Airlines LA (A320, 767-300, A319, 787, 340, A340-300…) · 35 routes: Antofagasta, Arica, Asuncion*, Auckland, Balmaceda*, Bogota*, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Calama, Cancun, Caracas, Concepcion, Copiapo, Cordoba, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Easter Island, Guayaquil, Iquique, La Serena*, Lima, Madrid, Mendoza, Mexico City, Miami, Montevideo, New York, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Punta Cana, Quito, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Sydney*, Temuco
- Sky Airline H2 (A319, A320) · 10 routes: Antofagasta, Buenos Aires, Calama, Concepcion, Copiapo, Iquique, La Serena, Puerto Montt, Sao Paulo, Temuco
- American Airlines AA (767-300, A320, 787) · 5 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Lima*, Miami, New York*, Puerto Montt*
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (A320, A319, 330, 767-300, 777-300) · 4 routes: Iquique*, Lima*, Rio De Janeiro*, Sao Paulo
- Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia AV (A319, A321, 330) · 3 routes: Antofagasta*, Bogota, Lima
- Aerolineas Argentinas AR (737, Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires*
- Air Canada AC (767-300) · 2 routes: Buenos Aires, Toronto
- Korean Air KE (767-300, 76W) · 2 routes: Atlanta*, Lima*
- Qantas QF (A340-300, 747-400) · 2 routes: Auckland*, Sydney
- US Airways US (767-300) · 2 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami
- AeroMéxico AM (762, 767-300) · 1 route: Mexico City
- Air Europa UX (A330-200) · 1 route: Salvador
- Air France AF (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris
- Alitalia AZ (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris*
- BQB Lineas Aereas 5Q (A319) · 1 route: Montevideo
- Copa Airlines CM (737-800) · 1 route: Panama City
- Delta Air Lines DL (76W) · 1 route: Atlanta
- Iberia Airlines IB (342, 345, A340-600) · 1 route: Madrid
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (767-300) · 1 route: Lima*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (777) · 1 route: Buenos Aires
- Pal airlines 5P (737) · 1 route: Antofagasta
- TAM Mercosur PZ (A320) · 1 route: Asuncion
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is El Alba Airport; 10 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Castro, Chile. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.