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From Santiago, the only bus company that goes directly to Molina is PULLMAN DEL SUR. These buses leave from the "Terminal Alameda"/"Terminal de Santiago" complex , which is located next to the "Universidad de Santiago" Metro station. It isn't possible to buy a return ticket from a Santiago but the price of a one-way ticket should cost CLP $4,000-$5,000
During the peak season -- largely defined, in this case, as from Christmas time to the end of February -- buses go all the way to Parque Inglés from Molina. These local buses leave from the bus terminal, which is located about half a block away from Molina's main square (Plaza de Armas). If you have any enquiries about the buses then e-mail "Buses Hernandez" buseshernandez@gmail.com. Address: Calle Maipú 1735, Molina. Bear in mind that, for about nine and a half months of the year, these buses only go up as far as the village of Radal, which lies right at serves as the entrance to the protected area.
A second option is "Buses Radal Siete Tazas", whose buses GENERALLY only run during the months of January and February, and on long public holiday weekends in December.
Both companies have Facebook pages, in Spanish, where they publish their bus timetables
If you miss your bus to the national park and are short of time, you can hitchhike from Valdesina, which is a small settlement that is located on the road between Molina and Radal. You can take a minibus or ("micro") to Valdesina. These minibuses leave from just outside Curicó bus terminal and make a stop at Molina bus terminal on the way. It's just a case of riding one of them as far beyond Molina as it will take you once you get beyond Molina, and then getting off the minibus before it turns around and goes heads back the other way. If you can't find a minibus with a "to Valdesina" destination sign on its front, then just hop on one that has a "Tres Esquinas" destination sign on the windscreenfront that includes the place name "TRES ESQUINAS". Provided These minibuses can at least drop you ride it all the way to the end, a Tres Esquinas minibus will take you almost as far up off on the Molina-Radal road as a -- specifically, in the settlement of La Palmilla, which is about three kilometres before Valdesina one would. Either way, make it clear to the bus driver that you plan on hitchhiking to Radal/Las Siete Tazas, so that he knows where to drop you off.
Bear in mind that if you are visiting the national park, without a vehicle, outside of the peak tourist season then, then even in the BEST case scenario, you will have to hitchhike into it from the village of Radal.