What is Red?

What is Red Metropolitana de Movilidad?

Red Metropolitana de Movilidad is the name of Santiago’s public transport system. This system integrates three modes of transport: buses, the Metro and the Nos-Central Station Train, which operate with fare integration. This means that people can travel in these three modes, making up to two transfers, worth one ticket, over a two-hour period.

Red Movilidad trips can be paid for with the bip! card, which can be obtained and loaded at the Metro ticket offices, at Bip! or in authorized stores. This card can also be loaded online by entering tarjetabip.cl, metro.cl and in the Red App.

Another payment system is through QR codes, which can be downloaded by entering the Red or Banco Estado App. And people who pay for their trips with QR codes can access the DaleQR benefit: reaching a maximum monthly amount, the rest of the month’s trips are free.

The Red Movilidad bus system provides service in the 32 communes of the Province of Santiago, plus Puente Alto and San Bernardo. In addition, in 2023, routes that operate in Padre Hurtado and Lampa were added, adding a total of 36 communes.

Buses

Currently, the system has more than 6,500 buses, of which 2,684 are electric. This makes Santiago a benchmark in electromobility, both in Latin America and in the world, being the city, outside China, with the largest number of electric buses worldwide.

The bus system is operated by nine concessionaire companies. Below are the contact details of these companies.

Subway

As noted above, Metro de Santiago is one of the integrated axes of the Public Transport system of the Metropolitan Region. It has seven lines, 143 stations and an extension of 149 km that transit between the different districts of the city. Most subway stations connect to bus stops and others to intermodal transfer stations, i.e. intercity buses.

Train Nos – Central Station

The Tren Nos – Central Station service offers a fast and comfortable means of transport between Central Station and the commune of San Bernardo, linking these two communes in just 25 minutes. In addition, this means of transport also allows the communes of San Bernardo, Lo Espejo, Pedro Aguirre Cerda and El Bosque to connect more quickly with Metro lines and with the different routes of Red Movilidad buses.

With a length of 20.8 km, the Tren Nos – Estación Central has 10 stations: Estación Central (combination with Metro line 1), Lo Valledor (combination of Metro line 6), Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Lo Espejo, Lo Blanco, Freire, San Bernardo, Maestranza, 5 Pinos, Nos.