Chile Abroad

Transport and telecommunications

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Chile has a wide and solid network of connections with the world. Santiago Airport is one of the airports with the largest number of direct flights to the main business centers of the region.

Internally, Chile has several options of high standard airlines. Currently, it is possible to travel from Santiago to the farthest points of our country, such as Arica or Punta Arenas in less than 3 hours or 4 hours, respectively.

In terms of road infrastructure, Chile has one of the most consolidated networks in Latin America, allowing for fluid connections between the regional capitals and the country's main cities and towns by land.

There are also numerous ports located all across the country: from Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta and Coquimbo in the north, Valparaíso and San Antonio in the central zone and San Vicente, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas in the south.

In telecommunications, Chile has an extensive network of mobile connections: there are currently 25.3 million cell phones, an Internet penetration rate of 82.3% of the population (15.78 million people connected) and one of the highest rates of active users of social networks in the region, with 16 million users.