Your day, step by step
08:30
Tender ashore. Ask at the tourist kiosk by the pier for the Puerto Varas bus stop and get small peso notes.
09:00
Bus to Puerto Varas, about 25–40 minutes.
09:45
Walk the Puerto Varas lakefront for views of the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes across Lake Llanquihue, then the main square and its gardens.
12:00
Bus back towards Puerto Montt.
13:00
Lunch at one of the Angelmó kitchens near the pier: curanto or paila marina. Most open around 11:00 and serve for about three hours.
14:15
Browse the Angelmó craft stalls and fish market.
15:30
Last look along the waterfront near the pier.
- Latest you can leave Plaza de Armas (town centre)15:40
16:00
Join the tender queue, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Puerto Montt day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
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Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Plaza de Armas (town centre)Walk about 20 min along the waterfront to the pier, then tender15:40
- Angelmó market and craft stallsWalk about 5 min to the pier, then tender16:00
- Puerto VarasBus or minibus about 25–40 min, then tender14:50
- Saltos del PetrohuéAbout an hour by car or tour, then tender14:30
Where people get Puerto Montt wrong
Attempting Petrohué by public transport on a short tender call; it needs two buses each way.
Built from our Puerto Montt guide, checked against 17 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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You just timed Puerto Montt to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
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- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
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