Santiago Car Hire Airport | Car hire Santiago Airport

Location: The airport is located 17km (11 miles) northwest of Santiago city centre

Country Code: 56

Airport Code: SCL

Time Zone: GMT - 4 (GMT - 3 between Apr-Oct)

Driving Directions:
The best route from downtown Santiago is west on Alameda Street (the main avenue in Santiago which turns into Route 68), then right onto Circunvalación Américo Vespucio, where the airport is located. There are plenty of signs signalling the entrance to the airport. From uptown (east) Santiago, the best route to the airport is Circunvalación Américo Vespucio North.

Car Parking:
Short-term and long-term car parking is provided at the airport. The long-term car park has 950 spaces and is served by a shuttle service that transfers passengers directly to the terminal building. Short-term car parking is located directly in front of the terminal building.

Transport:
Road: Taxi: Official taxis, marked blue with official identification, are available from outside the airport’s ground floor to destinations such as Providencia, Las Condes, Viña del Mar and Santiago city centre. Bus: Buses serve uptown and downtown Santiago. The CentroPuerto bus stops at the Los Héroes bus terminal, close to the Los Héroes subway station, every ten minutes (journey time: 40 minutes). The Tour Bus stops at the Alameda bus terminal and downtown Santiago every 15 or 30 minutes. Minibuses departing from the airport serve other parts of Santiago.

Facilities:
Money and communications: The airport has ATM machines and bureaux de change located throughout the building. It also has three full service banks: two in the main building (Banco Santander) and one in the cargo area (Banco Santiago). The post office is located on the first floor. Telephones and Internet kiosks are situated throughout the airport. Eating and drinking: Licensed bars and restaurants, fast-food outlets, coffee shops and snack bars are located throughout the airport. Shopping: There are gift shops, book shops, newsagents, wine shops, and jewellery and handicraft stores, as well as duty-free shops in the International Terminal and duty-paid shopping in the National Terminal. Luggage: Trolleys are available in both terminals free of charge. Left-luggage is available 24 hours in the National Terminal (tel: (0)2 690 1319). Other facilities: There is a pharmacy on the third floor of the National Terminal public area and a medical services centre on the first floor of the International Terminal.

Business:
A business centre equipped with a meeting room and café is located in the International Terminal, open 0630-2300. Videoconferencing, fax, Internet and computer workstation services are available. There are also four Internet access points located throughout the building. In addition, a large meeting room that can accommodate up to 40 people and offers a private bathroom, video, TV and transparency facilities is available for hire. A press room can also be hired. United Airlines, Lan Chile, American Airlines and Pacific Club all have VIP lounges.

Hotels:
There are no hotels located on site. The Hotel Diego de Almagro Aeropuerto (tel: (0)2 230 5600) is a 20-minute drive from the airport.

Disabled:
The airport building is designed with visual, hearing and tactile facilities for disabled passengers. These include wheelchair-accessible Braille lifts and telephones, adapted bathroom facilities, and elevators with speakers and emergency lights. Wheelchairs are available on request from individual airlines.

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