Popular Airport | Austin Bergstrom Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 9 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 4744 Miles |
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Transportation to Airport from Santiago City Center
Arturo Merino Benitez Intl. Airport
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.
Transportation to Austin City Center from Airport
Austin Bergstrom Intl. Airport
The city center can be reached quite quickly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Buses and taxis are the most common means of transport but shuttle services can also be preferred due to their comfort. If you love luxury then there are plenty of limousine rental agencies to choose from. You can also rent a car and just use this as your main method of getting from place to place for your entire trip. If you have any questions then you can get information from the 'Visitors Information Center', which is in the baggage claim area.
Taxi
You can get to the city center in just 15 minutes from the airport by taxi. The lowest fare you can expect is $ 13.10. They can accept a maximum of 4 people and all of them accept card payments.
Shuttle Service
Once you’ve passed the baggage belt no. 1 in the baggage claim area then you’ll see the SuperShuttle table, which is where you can get tickets to make use of the airport shuttle service. The shuttle service vehicles are extremely comfortable and the prices are similar to taxi fares.
Limousine
There are more limousine rental agencies at the airport than what you can count at first glance. If you want to travel in luxury then you can rent a limousine from one of these agencies, but don’t forget that you need to book in advance.
Car Rental
Once you exit arrivals, use one of the pedestrian walkways to cross the road and follow the ‘Rental Car Facility’ signs. You should find 13 different car rental companies and it’s possible to reach the city center in just 15 minutes in normal traffic conditions by following the TX-71 E motorway.
Bus
You can reach the city directly by taking one of the Capital Metro ‘Airport Downtown’ buses leaving from the terminal exit. You can spot these pretty easily as they are blue with big yellow writing on both sides. The bus reaches the city center in less than 30 minutes and departs every half an hour. The price for a one-way ticket is only $ 1.75. You should pay with exact change. Another alternative for using the bus is to get a passcard. There are convenient spaces in the bus for your luggage.
