Travel to Santiago

Flying to Santiago

Santiago’s Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is a hub for regional airlines LATAM (www.latam.com) and Sky Airline (www.skyairline.com). There are no direct flights to Santiago from the UK but LATAM operate direct flights from the USA. There's a good choice of indirect options however, including flights with Air Canada (via Toronto), Air France (via Paris) and Iberia (via Madrid). Or you fly to São Paolo with British Airways and catch a connecting flight from there. LAN Airlines operates direct flights from the USA.

Flight times

From London - 17 hours 30 minutes (including stopover); New York - 10 hours 30 minutes; Los Angeles - 13 hours; Toronto - 10 hours 30 minutes; Sydney - 16 hours (including stopover).

City Airports: 
Telephone:+56 2 2690 1752.
Website:www.aeropuertosantiago.cl
Location:

Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is located 15km (9.5 miles) northwest of central Santiago.


Money:

Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport has banks, ATM machines and bureaux de change located within the terminals.


Luggage:

Trolleys are free of charge in both terminals. A left-luggage service (tel: +56 2 690 1319) is in operation 24 hours a day in the international terminal. A lost property department (tel: +56 2 690 1707) is on hand to assist with missing luggage.




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