How to get to Santiago de Chile?

Santiago de Chile is the capital city of this unique country in South America, full of incredible landscapes of Patagonia, incredible deserts in Atacama, Easter Island, the Lakes District and more, much more. The usual entrence gate is Santiago de Chile, and the arrival can be by air, land or sea. Take a look to the options below:

Arriving to Santiago de Chile by air

The local airport in Santiago de Chile is, the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago’s main international airport and the gateway for many visitors to Chile. The airport is also called Aeropuerto de Pudahuel, and the Iata code for the airport is SCL. The Arturo Merino Benitez is located 17 km from the city centre. There are taxi services, private shuttles available, buses and also Uber services from the airport to the city centre. There is no metro connection with the airport.  You also can rent a car and drive at your own to the centre.

Arriving to Santiago de Chile by land

You can arrive to  Santiago de Chile by land, via car or bus. There are many options to arrive by bus from Mendoza (Argentina), crossing the Andes, and of course from many different cities in Chile. You also can arrive in a rented car.

Arriving to Santiago de Chile by sea

You may be arrive to Valparaiso Pier, in a cruise line after many of the available cruises visiting South America. Valparaiso is located 115 km from Santiago, and you can arrive via bus service, or rent a car of course and drive 1:30 hs aprox to arrive to Santiago city centre.