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How to get to Santiago - Public transports in Chile
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Santiago, Chile
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| How to go there | How to travel | Entry Formalities | Telephone | Tourist Information | Money Exchange and Credit Cards | Holidays | Useful addresses | Health / Vaccinations | Visit Chile | Back to main page |
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How to get to Santiago, Chile - Public transports in Santiago, Chile - Take the bus or a taxi to go to Santiago - Tourist Information - StudyGlobal
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How to go there
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All the airlines that fly to Chile internationally arrive at the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport. The airport is located 17 kms. from downtown Santiago. There is a bus (approx. US 2.70) and taxi service (approx. US 18), which takes you to and from the airport.
In the southern hemisphere the seasons are opposite to those in the northern hemisphere. In general, summer with mild temperatures and long days is the best time to visit Patagonia and the Southern Andes. Winter time is recommended for travelling to the North and Northwest as the rains are less frequent and the tropical temperatures drop a few degrees.
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How to travel
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| Air | Two Chilean airlines, Ladeco and Lan Chile run regular daily flights There are also companies that run air taxi services.
| | Buses | | Buses run to any part of the country with on board services such as food, bar, video and telephone, etc. Bus terminals are located in: Buses Norte: Amunategui 920 (Tel. 6712141): Los Hroes: Roberto Pretot 21 (Tel 6969250); Santiago: Av. L. Bernardo O'Higgins 3800 (Tel. 7791385); Alameda: Av L Bernardo O'Higgins 3794 (Tel 7761 023) | | Trains | | Trains run from Santiago to the south of the country with final destination Puento Montt The Main Railway Station is located in Av. L. Bernardo O'Higgins 3322 (Tel. 68951 99) | |
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Entry Formalities
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Current passport with or without visa depending on your nationality. Consult with your nearest Embassy or Consulate. Visitors coming from countries not bordering Chile are exempt from all taxes on travelling articles and new articles with a value not more than US $300 and 300 additional US dollars if they are purchased in the duty free shops within the national territory.
No vaccination certificate is required for entry into the country, except for passengers coming from countries where cholera and yellow fever are endemic .
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Telephone
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Area code for Chile (56)
Area code for Santiago (2)
Public telephone and fax services are located throughout the city Consult Entel-Chile.
C.T.C.
Chilean Telephone Company National and international calls Moneda 11 51
ENTEL
National Tolecommunications Company Huerfanos 1133 Tel. 6902612
Telex Chile
National, international calls as well as Fax service Morande 147 Tel. 6968807
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Tourist Information
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TOURIST INFORMATION SERNATUR (National Tourism Board)
Offices in the Airport and in Nro. 1550 Providencia. Tel. 2360531 Open: Mondays to Fridays 8.30 am to 6.30 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm
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Money Exchange and Credit Cards
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Money exchange can be done in banks, money exchange houses and main hotels. Most major credit cards are accepted in shops, hotels and travel agencies Banks Banks are open Mondays to Fridays, from 9 am to 2pm Money Exchange Houses Money Exchange Houses have the same opening hours as shops.
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Holidays
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January lst/Good Friday and Saturday (variable: March/April)/May lst/Corpus Christi (variable: May/ June3/June 29th/August 15 th/ September 1 8th-1 9th/October 1 2th/ November 1 st/December 8th/ December 25th.
Shops are open Mondays to Fridays, from 10 am to 8 pm and from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays. Shopping Centers open Mondays to Sundays. from 10 am to 9pm.
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Useful addresses
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International Airport Information
Tel. 6019709/6019001/ 6019554 Ladeco, Tel 6019445, Lan Chile, Tel. 6019165
Main Railway Station
Av L. Bernardo O'Higgins 3322 Reservations and information, Tel 68951 99/6895401 /68957 1 8 Tickets:
Av. L Bernardo O'Higgins 853 L 21 Tel 398247
Escuela Militar Subway Station, L 25 Tel 2282983 Monday to Fridays from 8 30 am to 1 pm. Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm
Loss of Tourist Card, International Police, Border Department.
General Borgon o 1052, Tel 371292/6982211. Monday to Friday from 8 30 am to 12.15 noon and 3 to 6 30 pm -Renewal of Tourist Card
Superintendence of Metropolitan Region.
Moneda 1342, Tel 6725320 Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm.
Emergencies
Ambulance: Tel. 2244422
Public Assistance: Tel. 342291
Fire Department: Tel. 132
Police: Tel 133.
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