Cheapest€11.88
- EFE Sur EF178306:3226m06:58Lota stationEstación Mercado
Door to door 1h 10mCO2 1.6 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Lota to Talcahuano costs €11.88 at the cheapest and takes 1h 9m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 47 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 47 km
- Fastest
- 1h 9m
- Average
- 1h 10m
- Services per day
- 1
- Cheapest
- €11.88
- CO2 per passenger
- 1.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 16, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 10m | 26m | 44m | €11.88 | 1.6 kg | 1 |
- 1h 10mFastest, by Train
- €11.88Cheapest, by Train
- 1.6 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 47 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 16, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Lota to Talcahuano | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €14.64 | €13.54 | €13.54 | €11.88 | €12.99 | €14.09 | €12.44 | €11.88 | €11.88 | €11.88 | €11.88 | €11.89 | €11.89 | €12.44 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-16 · €11.88
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Talcahuano. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Estación Mercado
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Lota to Talcahuano
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €12.4414 days
- €12.447 days
- €13.543 days
- €14.641 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 23 percent. The most expensive point is €14.64, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €11.88Sun
- €11.88Mon
- €11.88Tue
- €11.88Wed
- €11.89Thu
- €11.89Fri
- €12.44Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €13.54Sep
- €11.88Oct
- €11.88Nov
- €11.88Dec
- €11.88Jan
- €11.88Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 47 km against 41 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Lota at 06:32 and the last at 06:32, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Lota
Bus
- Estación de Buses Translota
- Estación de Buses Expreso 2000
Talcahuano
Rail
- Estación Mercado
- Estación El Arenal
- Estación Los Cóndores
Bus
- Terminal de buses Mi Expreso
- Terminal Los Lobos
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFE Sur | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €8.99 | 76% |
| Taxes | €0.90 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 17% |
| Total you pay | €11.88 | 100% |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Estación Mercado
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Lota to Talcahuano
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Lota to Talcahuano?
The fastest journey from Lota to Talcahuano takes 1h 9m door to door, of which 26m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 10m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Lota to Talcahuano?
The cheapest fare from Lota to Talcahuano is €11.88, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Lota to Talcahuano?
The cheapest way from Lota to Talcahuano is by train, at €11.88 for one passenger on September 16, 2026. That journey takes 1h 10m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Lota to Talcahuano?
Fares from Lota to Talcahuano bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 23 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Lota to Talcahuano?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Lota to Talcahuano, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Lota to Talcahuano?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Lota to Talcahuano, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Lota to Talcahuano?
1 operators sell services from Lota to Talcahuano across 1 mode: EFE Sur. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Lota to Talcahuano?
Every service we sell from Lota to Talcahuano is direct, with around 1 departures a day and a fastest journey of 1h 9m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Lota to Talcahuano use?
Services from Lota to Talcahuano by train leave from Lota station and arrive at Estación Mercado. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Lota to Talcahuano?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Lota to Talcahuano allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Lota to Talcahuano on September 12, 2026: 47 km of route against 41 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 9m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Talcahuano and elsewhere in Chile. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Talcahuano before you go
Day trips that leave Talcahuano in the morning and cover a good part of Chile by evening.
See Talcahuano on CivitatisOr browse GetYourGuide
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Other ways to make this journey
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