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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.

From Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport, you can get to the center of the city by taxi and shuttle services. By renting a car at the airport you can make your journey more comfortable and free. There are no public transport vehicles at the airport. However, most of the hotels have airport shuttle service for their customers.

Taxi

Taxis are waiting for their customers in front of the terminal building and ensure that they reach the city center in about half an hour.

Car Rental Services

You can see the offices of two local and three international car rental agencies at the airport arrival terminal. In order to get to the city center, you should go towards southeast on the highway 25. Under normal traffic conditions, you can get to the city center in half an hour.

Shuttle Service

Four different companies operating in the airport offer shuttle service to the passengers.

Vehicle fleet includes minivans, automobiles, buses and limousines. Fees vary according to the number of people, vehicle type and destinations. You can find the information desk of the companies on the ground floor of the arrival terminal and obtain detailed information about the most appropriate shuttle service for you.

Hotel Service

More than one hundred hotels offer airport shuttle service in Cali. By making a reservation beforehand and sharing information such as the number of passengers, the estimated landing time of your plane and the amount of baggage, you can have a very comfortable transportation vehicle. Your driver will welcome you at the baggage reclaim area and take you to the hotel. You should remember that the cost of this service is generally a little more expensive than the taxi fare.