Getting There By Rail
Chile’s railway system, run by Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) (tel: (2) 585 5000; website: www.efe.cl), is not what it used to be. There has been some investment in recent years but routes are limited. Trains leave from Estacion Central (Central Station), Avenida Bernardo O’Higgins (Alameda) 3170 (tel: (2) 376 8500) - the grand 19th-century terminus that was designated a national monument in 1983, but is nevertheless run down.
Rail services: The only long-distance passenger trains from Santiago go south to Chillán (journey time – 5 hours 30 minutes), with a bus connection to Concepción and Los Angeles (journey time – 10 hours), or Temuco (journey time – 12 hours), with bus connection to Pucón (journey time – 14 hours), with several stops en-route.
Transport to the city: Passengers arriving here should take the Metro at Estacion Central to downtown Santiago.
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