Pricing and Working Hours
Metro is part of Transantiago, the integrated public transport system that serves the capital using also feeder and main bus routes. Transantiago works with an integrated fare system, which allows passengers to make bus-bus or bus-metro transfers on a two-hour time limit from the first trip (maximum of two changes) using a contactless smart card called "Bip! card". Bus-to-bus and metro to bus transfers do not cost extra. Bus-to-metro transfers costs $20 (approx. US$0.04) during Horario Valle (low-use hours) and $80 (approx. US$0.16) during Horario Punta (rush hour).
Bip! cards are available in all the ticketing offices in every station at a cost of $1,350 (approx. US$2.67), with a minimum first charge of $1000 worth of credit (approx. US$2.00). Tickets are sold from 6:00 to 23:00 Monday to Friday, 6:30 to 23:00 on Saturdays, and 8:00 to 22:30 on Sundays and holidays. Cards can be topped up to $20000, and the credit only expires if the card it is not used in two years.
Metro de Santiago also sells single-trip tickets, but they do not allow transfers to buses. Fares depend on the time of the use of the system. The cost of a ticket in the Horario Punta (rush hour, 7:00-8:59 and 18:00-19:59) is $670 (approx. US$1.32); in the Horario Valle (off-peak hours, 6:30-6:59, 9:00-18:00, 20:00-20:44, and all day on weekends and holidays) is $610 (approximately US$1.21); and in the Horario Bajo (low-use hours, 6:00-6:29 and 20:45-23:00) is $560 (approximately US$1.11). Senior citizens (65 and older) and students holding concession cards pay $190 (US $0.38). Senior concession fare does not apply during rush hours.
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