Hua Hum Pass
San Martín de los Andes ↔ Panguipulli, via RP 48 and Lake Pirihueico.
Today, Oct 5 at 07:07 PM, according to Pasos Internacionales, the Hua Hum Pass is listed as open, from 09:00 to 20:00.
Status · checked at 07:07 PM
Data from Pasos Internacionales, Ministerio de Seguridad. Before you set off, confirm it at the official source: it can change during the day.
Before you cross at Hua Hum
What it connects
San Martín de los Andes with Panguipulli, in Chile, along provincial route 48 and, on the Chilean side, by ferry across Lake Pirihueico.
The Lake Pirihueico ferry
On the Chilean side, the road crosses the lake by ferry, between Puerto Pirihueico and Puerto Fuy. There are only a few crossings a day, with different timetables in high season —15 December to 31 March— and the rest of the year, all in Chilean time.
Before you set off, confirm the day's timetable and book with the operator: it is the only way to cross the lake by car, and if you miss the last departure you have to wait for the next one.
Opening hours and time difference
The pass's opening hours change with the season: today's are shown above, as published by Pasos Internacionales.
Mainland Chile is one hour behind Argentina during its winter time, from the first Saturday in April to the first Saturday in September; the rest of the year, both sides keep the same time. Bear it in mind if someone expects you at a set time on the other side.
What to bring
This is Argentina's official list, written for people who live in Argentina. If you travel with a passport from another country or in a car registered abroad, check what applies to you with the Chilean consulate before you set off.
- Digital DNI —the card or the light-blue booklet, latest issue— or a passport. A handwritten DNI, a receipt for a DNI still being processed or a damaged document are not accepted.
- Minors: with both parents, something that proves the relationship (the minor's DNI showing the parents' details, the birth certificate or the family booklet); with only one parent, the other parent's authorisation.
- By car: form OM-2261 for the temporary exit and admission of the vehicle, the cédula verde (or the cédula azul if you are not the owner), your driving licence and proof of valid compulsory insurance.
- Food: Chile controls anything of animal or plant origin coming in; declare it when you cross.
In winter
With snow or ice, Pasos Internacionales may require chains to cross, and the pass can close at short notice. Both notices appear above, in today's status: check it before you set off, and leave early.
If it's closed
From San Martín de los Andes there is Mamuil Malal, which leaves from Junín de los Andes towards Pucón.
The other crossings in the corridor
Licensed places to stay
In the towns that use this crossing.