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Arriving to Valdivia from Santiago

Arriving to Santiago

When arriving to the capital of Chile you will be met by a modern international airport “Arturo Merino Benitez”

 

Arriving to Valdivia

 

• Traveling by Bus
From the airport there are busses that take you to the subway station “Los Heroes” and to “TurBus”, an intercity bus terminal, located at the subway station “Universidad de Santiago”.  There, the cost of the trip to Valdivia is between 9,000 and 24,000 Chilean pesos, that is approximately 40 dollars, depending on the class in which you choose to travel.

• Traveling by Train
If you would like to enjoy the Chilean landscape the best alternative is a romantic train ride.  The railway station “Estación Central” at the subway station “Estación Central” permits you to buy a ticket that can take you as far as Temuco; where the trip must be completed by bus.  The Temuco-Valdivia bus ticket ranges from 5,000 to 6,500 Chilean pesos; that is about 11 dollars.  Valdivia has a comfortable bus terminal located next to the Calle Calle River.

• Traveling by Plane
There is also the possibility of a short flight with the most important airline “Lan Chile”; the least expensive flights cost approximately 82,000 Chilean pesos, equivalent to 154 dollars, arriving to Pichoy National Airport, 32 km from Valdivia.

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Local Transportation

Public Transportation

 

Buses
Fare: $ 300 = US $ 0.50 (*)

• Colectivos
Fare: $ 350 = US $ 0.60 (*)

Intercity Busses to the Coast
Fare: $ 300 = US $ 0.50 (*)

 

Taxis
Fees depend on the distance, but they generally charge a flat fee between $50 and $100 and increments of $50 to $100 every 200 m.

 
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Car rentals

• RENT A CAR - ASSEF Y MENDEZ

• RENT A CAR AUTOVALD
 

(*) Approximate values. Dollar price 600 Chilean pesos


 
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