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A Merino Benitez Airport, 16 kilometers west of Santiago city center, can be quickly reached by taxi or metro. Passengers can also go to the airport with special vehicles that can be rented from car rental companies.

Taxi

Taxis that can take you from Santiago to Merino Benitez Airport in about 20 minutes, are applying a high tariff on weekends, holidays and night time.

Metro

With the metro that you can take from the Los Heroes metro station in Santiago you can reach the Barrancas stop which is just 10 minutes away from the airport. To use the metro you can buy tickets from the counters around the station. From Barrancas stop you have to take an 8 minute taxi ride to the airport.

Car Rental

Avis, Budget, Enterprise and Alamo car hire companies provide you the option to rent a car with or without a driver.  You can rent a car from these companies at any time, or arrange a private vehicle to pick you up from wherever you are and take you to the airport.

Airport Information

There is a four-storey terminal building at A Merino Benitez Airport, which covers a large area. The terminal building, which is undergoing renovations, is planned to be opened in 2020 with much wider features. The current terminal building has duty free shops, luggage space and parking space on the ground floor. On the first floor there are rest rooms reserved for VIP companies, on the second floor, shops, restaurants and entrance doors are located. On the third floor of the building, there is also a check-in area reserved for the customers of restaurants and VIP passengers.

You can find bank ATMs, telephone operator shops, pharmacies, travel agency shops, health care room and insurance offices spread over different floors of the building. In the terminal there is a reserved area for those who are VIP passengers. In this section you can access VIP lounges of Latam, Pacific Club, Voyage, Delta Sky Club, American Airlines and Avianca companies.

There are many restaurants, cafes and bars in the airport for travelers to meet their eating and drinking needs. These are La Pausa, Cybo Bistro, Fritz, Gatsby, Ruby Tuesday, Subway, Telepizza, Johnny Rockets, Pronto Copec, McDonald's, Cafe Danes, Bakery & Co, Cafe On Time, Cinnabon, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, Tamarugo, Patagonia Cafe, Espression Lavazza , Vinum and Heineken Star Lounge.

Among the places you can shop at the airport are stores ranging from cosmetics to clothing, technology and music to jewelry. Among these are Bath & Body Works, MAC Cosmetics, Punto Musical, Samsung, MacOnline Express, Garmin, Gizmobies, Fotokina, MOW, La Cava del Vino, Kubox, Jugueteria Alemana, BirttShop Chile, Licantai, Toc's, Rumbo Sur, Piedra Linda, Sol y Mar , Piedras Australes, Jewelery Me, Swarovski and Hugo Boss.

Ashcroft Airport welcomes a great number of passengers throughout the year. There are many different alternatives providing transportation between Ashcroft Airport and the city center. The airport, which has a complete infrastructure for international flights, offers many services for passengers.

Bus

You can reach the city center by getting on one of the buses departing from the bus terminal located outside the Ashcroft Airport. Ticket prices of red, green and blue line buses vary between 5-20 dollars. If you don’t want to confuse with the bus routes and departure times, you can get information about this issue by contacting bus companies.

Car Rental

There are many famous companies at the airport offering car rental service. Those who want to reach the city center from the airport quickly can rent a car in order not to lose time. You can make the payment by credit card or in cash.

Taxi

It is possible to reach the city center in about half an hour by getting on a taxi from the taxi stand located in front of Ashcroft Airport. Travelling to the city center from the airport costs about 30-45 dollars. You can negotiate with the driver over the fare before getting on the taxi.  

Hotel Shuttle

During your hotel reservation, you can learn whether your hotel offers airport shuttle service for its guests. If your hotel provides transfer service, you can easily travel to your hotel from the airport. If the number of luggage and passengers is high, airport transfer option can be preferred. You can get information about this issue by getting in contact with your hotel.