TRANSPORT

Metro (www.metro.cl)

It has 85 stations, covers a surface of 84,4 kilometers, the Metro stations are distributed in 5 lines that run across the City from east to West and North to South. Opening hours are from 6:30 to 23:00 Monday to Friday, 6:30 to 23:00 Saturdays and Sundays and Holiday 8:30 to 22:30. During the day different fares are charged, depending on The time you wish to use it.

These are:

Fee at low hours Ch $ 380 Mondays through Fridays: 06 to 06:29 am 8: 45 to 11:00 pm

Fee at average hours: $ 400 Mondays through Fridays: 6:30 to 6:59 am / 9:00 to 5:59 pm - 8 to 8:44 pm Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

Fee at peak hours: $ 460 Mondays through Fridays: 7:00 to 8:59 am / 6: 00 to 7:59 pm

Users who make stops from feeding buses (Buses Troncales) to Metro at peak hours, by using their Bip card, will be discounted $ Ch. 60 for the fare diffrerence between the two ways of transportation.

In case of questions, you may call to our Call Center 800 73 00 73, option 2 or visit www.tarjetabip.cl

Urban Buses

TRANSANTIAGO BUSES TRONCALES AND ALIMENTADORES (Feeding Buses) Fee $400 Mondays through Sundays, all times In Santiago the main mode of public transport is the ‘Transantiago’. Which covers entire journey not just individual legs of journeys. There is an electronic card system which can be purchased in any metro station, and recharged when necessary ‘Tarjeta BIP’( BIP Card). If you wish to use this mode of transport , you should consult http://www.transantiagoinforma.cl/, to see the routes. By entering your location and destination the system will give you the different routes available and the number of the bus which you need to take.

MONEY

Automatic Teller machines They are easy to find, generally in the banking and exchange areas, they can also be found in Gas stations, pharmacies, malls and supermarkets.Tourists can use an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) if it has the ‘Cirrus’ or ‘Plus’ logo, these also show that the ATM is bilingual. The ATM’s only dispense money in national currency.

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