Transportation

Taxicabs

Airport Tranport

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Metro

Buses

  Urban Buses

The metropolitan transport system, Transantiago, couples together the use of urban buses (“micros”) and the metro system network. Transantiago functions with different travel zones marked with coloured borders and letters. Colours and letters are coupled and assigned to each bus to identify its corresponding zone. In turn, each bus carry passengers to metro stations and avenues where they can go up a "Troncal" (Main) bus which can cross through zones and travels by the main streets of Santiago. 

When take a bus, it's very important to make to make a trip plan taking into account each origin/destination zone's color and letter. Fares paying method is by Bip! card exclusively and you can charge it in Metro statios or Bip! Offices distributed everywhere in Santiago.


For more information visit Transantiago's website.

 Interurban buses

Chile boasts an extensive land transportation network that connects to most cities and other locations within the country. Thus, the "transporte colectivo" (literally: colective transport) is a convenient solution for traveling from one point to another. There are several companies that provide these services in each and every city.  

Buses from large companies usually stop at main cities exclusively whereas  buses from smaller companies are able to reach far remote destinations. Nevertheless, these services are quite satisfying: they rely on a fleet of comfortable vehicles, are much respectful with departure schedules and their fare ticket prices are quite reasonable.

As a passenger you should keep in mind that for longer trips it is best to have tickets reservation beforehand, especially on weekends and holidays, when the amount passengers increases and ticket availability becomes scarce. Bus companies accept credit cards, cash and checks as payment methods.

Also, please remember to be careful with your belongings when traveling. Bus lines afford responsibility for luggage that is transported within the compartments  only but not for those belongings you carry on your own.

National Bus Lines

Next, you'll find a detalied list with main Bus Companies throughout the country.

	Buses Cruz del Sur 11 de Septiembre Avenue, Paseo Las Palmas, Local 118 Providencia, Santiago. Office Services: tickets and packages. Phone: (56 2) 3358358 Destinations: San Fernando, Concepción, Talcahuano,Temuco, Osorno, Valdivia, Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Castro, Bariloche, Punta Arenas. http://www.busescruzdelsur.cl/
	Buses Expreso Norte San Borja N° 184, Office 47 Estación Central, Santiago Phone: (56 2) 778 75 70 Office Services: tickets Destinations: Antofagasta, Calama, Copiapó, Vallenar, La Serena, Coquimbo. http://www.expresonorte.cl/
	Buses Tas Choapa Terminal Santiago, Oficina 70-I Estación Central, Santiago. Phone: (56 2) 4907561 Office Services: tickets Destinations: Viña del Mar, Los Andes, Valdivia, Osorno, Puerto Varas, Puerto Montt, Mendoza, Córdoba y Lima.  http://www.taschoapa.cl/
	Cóndor Bus Av. Gral. Bustamante 656 Phone: (56 2) 2099882 Providencia, Santiago. Office Services: tickets and packages. Destinations: Arica, La Serena, Viña Del Mar, Valparaíso, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Temuco, entre otros. http://www.condorbus.cl/
	Pullman Bus Av. Providencia N° 1880, L-8 Providencia, Santiago. Office Services: tickets and packages. Phone: (56 2) 3346683 Destinations: Arica, Iquique, La Serena, Coquimbo, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Concepción, Temuco, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Punta Arenas, entre otros. http://www.pullman.cl/
	Tur Bus Manuel Montt N° 400 Providencia, Santiago. Phone: (56 2) 2362729 Office Services: tickets and packages. Destinations: Arica, Iquique, Calama, Coquimbo, La Serena, San Pedro de Atacama, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Temuco, entre otros. http://www.turbus.cl/

Interurban Bus Stations in Santiago

Next, you'll find a detailed list with the main bus stations across Santiago.

Trains

Cars