Trains across South America
1,600 routes and 22 operators across 9 countries Fares and travel times below come from the same engine that answers the search box.
1,600 Trains routes run across South America, reaching 141 places in 9 countries through 22 operators On the 16 busiest of them, priced on October 11, 2026, the cheapest fare is €11.88 and the fastest trip is 1h 11m door to door. A median route runs 102 km.
Trains in South America, in numbers
What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.
- 1,600Routes we sell
- 400Corridors
- 141Places served
- 9Countries
- 22Operators
- 1,596Domestic routes
- 4Cross border routes
- 0Routes out of the region
- 102 kmMedian route
- 698 kmLongest route
How the modes compare across South America
Every mode measured on the same 16 corridors in South America, priced on October 11, 2026 for one passenger.
The corridors that matter in South America
Ranked by how much service runs, then priced. The country and city pages carry the rest.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilar to Balvanera train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 50 km |
| Melipilla to Lo Prado train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 53 km |
| Luján to Belgrano train | €11.88 | 1h 18m | 60 km |
| Riobamba to Ambato train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 46 km |
| La Plata to Palermo train | €11.88 | 1h 18m | 57 km |
| San Vicente to Balvanera train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 46 km |
| San Antonio to Maipú train | €11.89 | 1h 30m | 79 km |
| Zárate to Moreno train | €12.99 | 1h 22m | 64 km |
| Luján to Lanus train | €14.64 | 1h 21m | 68 km |
| Latacunga to Riobamba train | €15.19 | 1h 29m | 81 km |
| Babahoyo to Riobamba train | €17.94 | 1h 38m | 98 km |
| El Empalme to Santo Domingo de los Colorados train | €18.49 | 1h 37m | 102 km |
| El Empalme to Ambato train | €20.69 | 1h 46m | 116 km |
| Milagro to Quevedo train | €21.79 | 1h 54m | 124 km |
| Quevedo to Guayaquil train | €24.53 | 2h | 138 km |
| Rosario to Buenos Aires train | €33.89 | 2h 43m | 279 km |
Countries in South America
Every country in South America we sell in, most routes first.
When to book in South America
The same search run at seven lead times across 3 corridors in South America.
- €28.943 days
- €25.097 days
- €17.9421 days
- €11.8945 days
- €16.2984 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Across the routes we sampled the typical fare is lowest around 45 days ahead, at €11.89.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 59 percent. At the most expensive point the typical fare is €28.94, 3 days out.
How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 1,192 | 75% | Avellaneda, 40 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 404 | 25% | Ambato, 200 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 4 | 0% | San Carlos de Bariloche, 698 km |
Rail operators
The carriers with the largest networks inside South America.
Train destinations
Other ways to travel across South America
Common questions about Trains across South America
How many Trains routes does Orlero sell across South America?
1,600 of them, across 9 countries reaching 141 places through 22 operators
How much does travelling by Trains cost in South America?
On the 16 busiest Trains corridors in South America, priced on October 11, 2026, the lowest fare is €11.88 and the median is €13.82.
Is Trains the fastest way across South America?
On the corridors we priced, train takes a median of 1h 26m door to door, against 1h 43m by Coach. Both figures include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the other end.
Which countries in South America have Trains routes we sell?
Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Who runs the Trains services in South America?
Trenes Argentinos, Trenes Argentinos Operadora Ferroviaria, EFE Central, Ferrocarriles del Ecuador, Tren Ecuador, EFE/Corporación Patrimonio Ferroviario, among 22 carriers we sell across South America.
When should I book travel across South America?
Fares on the corridors we sampled bottom out about 45 days before departure. Booking then rather than 3 days ahead was 59 percent cheaper on this sample.
How far apart are the places we sell in South America?
The median route runs 102 km in a straight line and the shortest is 40 km. The longest we sell is 698 km, from Bariloche to Viedma.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares
- Regions
- A region is a set of countries, and a route counts for it when either end is inside it. Countries are grouped from their ISO code alone, so the map grows with the data and nothing here is drawn by hand.
- The sample
- Fares, travel times and carbon are measured on the 16 highest ranked corridors in this region, spread across it rather than taken from the top, so the figures describe the region and not its busiest country.