Clean, well lit, convenient. The station is of course near the Museo Bellas Artes as well as all…read moresorts of other interesting places to eat and drink in Santiago. This station does have escalators and elevators. It also has automated machines and a staffed counter to load value to your "Bip!" card. Metro Bellas Artes is on Line 5 (the Green Line) between Plaza de Armas (towards Plaza de Maipú) and Baquedano (towards Vicente Valdés).

I love this metro station, not only is it super convenient (I'll tell you why shortly) it is also…read morelocated in my favorite neighborhood, Bella Artes. There is a huge painting right outside of the metro station which gives it a little added warmth. Bella Artes is connected to the green line and is just one stop away from Baquedano transfer point ( that's the convenient part). I live right between metro Bellas Artes and Metro Santa Lucia and I can cheat time every once in a while and jump on the Bellas Artes (green line) and get to the Baquedano transfer station and over to the red line. This literally saves you two whole metro stops and really makes the difference if you are running late to work like I always am. The inside of the station is also super simple. You can pull money out at the ATM machines located inside and charge your BIP (metro card) with either cash at the counter or through the automatic machines.

This major transfer station is horrible in the mornings. It is located in El Barrio Universitario…read more(the university neighborhood) which is exactly what it sounds like. Lots of of students and lots of universities. Because this metro station is right in the middle of the University neighborhood lots of students are going to and from this metro station in the mornings. If you get on the metro here around 7:30 am you should be fine. Anything after 7:30, between 8 am and 10am and be ready to wait for the mad rush of people getting on and off the metro. Besides the terrible rush hours this metro station is super convenient as it connects the red line with the yellow line. In fact it is one of the few metro stations that transfers to the yellow line. Be careful not to get lost in this metro station as it is one of the bigger ones in Santiago.

If you're a tourist, you must visit this place! It's one of the most important places in Santiago…read moreand it's got a ton of history. Also, its architecture is wonderful: this train station has an interesting european style that seems frozen in time. Not only the trains make this place fascinating, but also the shops around. There are many traditional shops with beautiful crafts. You can look all you want, but be careful if you want to take photos. Security there is not very good and you can be mugged easily.

Early evening, there was quite an interesting selection of vendors with their good spread out here…read moreat street level. CD's, books, art, handmade jewelry, many marked with clear prices (in CLP of course). As with other stations in Santiago, it does not have handicapped access. There are automated machines for adding value to your "Bip!" card, turnstiles and maps. The station is quite clean and reasonably well lit. The two platforms are separated with the two tracks running between. It is on Line 1 (the red line) between Santa Lucia (towards San Pablo) and Baquedano (towards Los Dominicos).

We booked a Pullman bus to bring us from San Pedro de atacama Chile to Salta in Argentina. We…read morebooked the upper floor and the two seats at the front. They definitely had the most leg room and had no one reclining on us which was great. The bus was fairly grubby and the toilet was basic but it was ok. The bus was 1hour late leaving the station. The Pullman office in the station didn't open until a few minutes before the bus arrived. Luckily we had bought our tickets in advance online. The bus was meant to take 11 hours and arrive at 7pm but instead we arrived at 10PM!!! The bus didn't didn't even make one food stop the whole journey so come prepared!! It pulled over several times for the bus drivers to check the bus because there was a smell of burning?? The drivers asked us for tips at the end. We found this hilarious considering we were 3 hours delayed!! The views are incredible. The left hand side sees more of the mountains initially!

After seeing all of the horrible reviews for TurBus I was afraid to take any buses in Chile…read morethinking I would get robbed on the way to my destination. I couldn't find any bad reviews on Pullman so we decided to take this bus line instead. Honestly it was a seamless experience and felt quite safe. We went to Viña Del Mar and decided to take the bus from the Pajaritos bus station because it is significantly less crowded than Alameda. Plus it's only 1h20m from Pajaritos vs 1h50m from Alameda. Avoid the busy bus stop and take the metro to Pajaritos if you can. It's easy to take on the Red Line.

I worked with Jeanette Huanquil to schedule car service for my boss to/from the airport, his hotel…read moreand our office in Santiago. I got some help from my colleague who is local with some logistics. The drivers assigned to drive my boss were fantastic. He reported they were all on time and friendly. Also, we requested drivers that spoke English. The cars were immaculate. I'll be using this service again for any business in Santiago or for personal trips too. Their customer service is open 24 hours a day. Jeanette gave us her cell phone number in case of any issues.