Visiting Santiago de Chile is a must on any trip to South America. In this new post of our travel blog simplelive.us we give you all the tips and best advice to organize your first stay in Santiago de Chile and visit Santiago de Chile for the first time in the best conditions.
During a trip to South America, visiting Santiago de Chile is a must. City of contrasts, the Chilean capital which shelters a little less than 1/3 of the population of Chile with 5,15 million inhabitants is an attaching city, fascinating and in perpetual renewal. Notice to travelers.
We had already fallen in love with Buenos Aires in Argentina or Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. We are going to confess you that Santiago of Chile was a very good surprise. And we will tell you today why. It is an ideal city to visit in 3 days before continuing its trip towards San Pedro de Atacama, more in the north towards Valparaiso or more in the south in Patagonia or even in Antarctica. For our part, the next part of the trip will take us to explore Patagonia during a cruise to Tierra del Fuego with Australis from Punta Arenas in the south of Chile to Ushuaïa in Argentina, passing by the mythical Cape Horn.
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1. How to get to Santiago de Chile from France ?
It is from Paris-Charles-De-Gaulle airport that we reach Santiago de Chile with Air France in 14h30 in direct flight. The longest flight of our life. We arrive nevertheless in good shape in the Chilean capital because the flight was at night and we could sleep well.
You can also find via our favorite comparator skyscanner all the possibilities of direct flights or with stopovers. To find the cheapest flight, the possibility to search by month is very practical.
A good price: 672 €.
Average price: € 892
Excellent price: € 586
2. How to get to downtown Santiago de Chile from the airport?
From the airport terminal, you can reach downtown Santiago in about 45 minutes by car. There are several options to reach downtown Santiago de Chile.
The CentroPuerto bus or buses for $1800 per trip, cabs for $20,000 (27 euros) and shared for $7600 (10 euros), or a local agency. The option of a transfer with a private driver is the most practical and safe option. The shared transfer with private driver is also possible for the return to the airport from downtown Santiago de Chile. It is also possible to book your airport-hotel transfer in advance but it is of course more expensive.
If you are looking for a local agent to spend your stay in Santiago de Chile and more widely in Chile, we met Jaime Correa who, through his agency Inaratravel based in the Chilean capital, will be able to organize your trip. His email is jcorrea(@)inaratravel(.)com without the brackets of course. Jaime speaks French
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