Means of transport Santiago De Chile

Nicknamed the Estacion Central, this terminal has a good number of bus companies such as Tur Bus, Pullman, JAC, Condor Bus. Most of the companies serve the cities north of the capital and the coast. Every day there are many departures to Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, Rancagua, Talca, Iquique, Arica, La Serena and Coquimbo. There are also less frequent departures to the south of the country to Concepcion, Temuco, Pucon, Puerto Montt or Osorno.

Red is the name of Santiago's urban transport network. To take a bus (ticket prices start at $670 and go up to $800), don't forget to buy a Bip card (www.tarjetabip.cl), which gives you access to buses and the metro (note that you can use the metro without a Bip! card, but not the bus). The card costs $1,550, after which you'll need to spend at least another $1,000 to travel (every time the card runs out of money, at least another $1,000). You can top up and purchase at any metro station.

This large terminal serves in particular the southern region of Chile. Choose for example Bus Norte to Puerto Montt and intermediaries, or Línea Azul. The Nilahué company goes to the Las Trancas Valley and the thermal baths of Chillán several times a day. The Pullman del Sur company goes to Pichilemu, on the coast, every hour and to Santa Cruz every two hours. There are also departures to Mendoza, Argentina with Cata Internacional, El Rápido and Tas Choapa. The journey takes approximately 5 hours.

This bus company covers the whole Chilean territory and connects several regions and cities between them. The departure times are respected and the buses are relatively clean and safe. Turbus also makes many night trips. On board, depending on the bus and the route, different services are offered: classic seat, superior semicama, Premium bed... In Santiago, a fleet of buses links the city to the airport: departures take place every 10 minutes every day between 5am and 2am, platforms 22 and 23.

The airport is located in Pudahuel, about 20 km west of the center of Santiago. It has two parts: one for international flights, the other for national flights. In February 2022, the T2 terminal (international flights) was inaugurated after several years of colossal work. During your visit, you will discover a spacious and brand new airport. ATMs are at your disposal as well as Afex exchange offices.