Taxi
Take advantage of taxi service - a wonderful solution to the problem of movement in the capital of Chile. Taxi cars are painted in black, (except the roofs - they have yellow cars). You can find them on urban streets without any special work. Travel is paid on the meters. Approximate price of a trip by route "Providence District" - "Center" - ten dollars.
Buses
The bus passenger transportation system in Santiago is great. It is called "TRANSANTIGO" It employs several carriers firms at once. You can ride on buses, of course, conveniently, and you can get to any area and the commune of Santiago, however, in the work of this transport system it will be necessary to figure it out well - because of its complexity. Pay for travel you need using a special plastic card Bip. - There is no other payment option. Sold such cards in the subway.
Metropolitan.
The subway is also a convenient and also a quick way of movement in Santiago. The metro system consists of six lines (designated as the 1st, 2nd, etc.). It was not so long ago - forty years ago. There are 108 stations in total, (plus it is still 28 in our time); The total length of the lines is more than a hundred kilometers. Nowadays, this metro is considered the most effective among all that are built in the cities of Latin America. Rates for travel are different, depending on the time of day; at peak hours (07: 00-09: 00 and 18: 00-20: 00) the price is the highest, it is 670 pesos, and in all other hours it is less - 560-610 peso . Payment of travel is made by the same card Bip. which is purchased at the checkout. On the map you need to immediately put some amount - no less than a thousand peso, after which you can replenish it as much as you like. Works Metropolitan Santiago from 05:35 to 23:35.
Tourist buses
What is not an option - to get acquainted with the city, riding on the tourist bass? Such two-storey buses are painted in red, run every half hour, the fare is 20 thousand pesos. They work according to the "Hop On - Hop Off" principle - that is, the passenger can use such transport how much it wants, go and go to any of the 13 stops, but only for a certain time - in this case from 09:30 to 18:00 . You can buy tickets on this site: http://www.turistik.cl/tour/santiago-hop-on-hop-off. And also - in many hotels and stalls "Turistik".