INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GUIDE

Campus Santiago

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GUIDE

Campus Santiago

In the next month you will beginan amazing path that will allow you discovernew friends, cultures, people and academic

challenges.We know that you might be already planning trips

and probably looking for information related to Chile and especially

Santiago, your new home.

This International Students Guide will provide you with very useful information about public

transportation, accommodation and other activitiesthat you will be able to enjoy while you are here.

WELCOME TO UAI

• Once you clear customs at the SANTIAGO AIRPORT, go to the FIRSTFLOOR and find the GROUND TRANSPORTATION AREA:

• There you will find several options, such as:

• -Uber• -Cabify• -Buses

- Taxis

FROM THE AIRPORT

TO

SANTIAGO

The ride to Santiago from the Airport will take about 40 minutes. There are a few options, like any international airport:

• -Uber App: from the airport to your address.

• -Cabify App: from the airport to your address.

• -www.transvip.cl: Transfer company that you can prepay, shared shuttle will be $8.200, and a transcab will be 23.500 that you can also share. THIS ARE FLAT FEES that will depend only on what part of Santiago you are going.

• -Buses: from the airport to the subway station “Pajaritos”.

• Turbus: every 10 minutes (from 5:00-1:00) $1.700. Then you will have to take the subway to the closest station from your address, which is $740.

• Centro Puerto: every 10 minutes (from 6:00- 23:30) $1.700. Then you will have to take the subway to the closest station from your address, which is $740.

• Taxi: (24/7) an average rate will be $130 every 200mts. So it will be around $18.000 depending on where you live. You can check the exact price at www.taximetro.cl

1. BUSES: they have different colours and numbers. Each “micro” has a sign indicates the place that isgoing. The cost of the local micro ride is around 700 CLP . (www.transantiago.cl)

2. THE “METRO”: it is very useful if you choose to live close to one of the subway station.(recommended)

3. TAXIS: black and yellow cars with taxi sign4. UBER OR CABIFY: to move around, specially at night.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN SANTIAGO

ACCOMMODATION

As University we are not linked to any housing agency and WE DON´TRECOMMEND ANY HOUSING OPTION IN PARTICULAR, but we can giveyou some SUGGESTIONS CONSIDERING THE EXPERIENCE THAT OURSTUDENTS HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. You can visit some of this websiteswhere you can get information for renting apartment or houses:

• http://www.portalinmobiliario.com• http://www.goplaceit.com/cl/• http://www.compartodepto.cl/• http://www.latinprop.cl/san-martin.html• http://www.delpinopropiedades.cl/portal/• http://www.chileinside.cl/es/extras/alojamiento-en-chile• http://www.contactchile.cl/es/alojamiento-en-chile.php• http://www.housingsdv.com/Home_Page.php• http://www.housing-in-chile.com/• http://www.homestaychile.cl/

• This map shows you the startpoint and route of each one ofthe UAI BUSES

• This buses are FREE and usedONLY by UAI students.

• We recommend you to live closeenough to any of this bus stops,as you will have to take one ofthis buses in order to get to deUniversity.

• You can find this map athttp://bit.ly/2tOW5tg

• The areas to live that studentsusually recomends are: LasCondes, La Reina, Ñuñoa,Providencia, Santiago Centro,etc.

RECOMENDATIONS

LIVING COSTS

This is only an ESTIMATED COSTS OF LIVING FOR STUDENTS (MONTHLY).There is an opportunity for students to minimize their costs and spendless or spend more than indicated below DEPENDING ON A STUDENT'SCHOICE OF LIFESTYLE.

• Rent $300- $400 USD (cost per person in a shared place)• Laundry $ 20-30 USD• Food $ 200-300 USD• Academic Materials $ 20 USD• Transportation $ 100 USD• Mobile $ 30 USD• Entertainment and Others $ 300• ESTIMATED TOTAL MONTHLY $ 1180

CHILEAN CURRENCY1 USD = 665 pesos chilenosCURRENCY CONVERSIONhttp://www.xe.com/currencyconverter

MALLSTrip Advisor´s top Ten:1. Costanera Center2. Parque Arauco 3. Mall Sport4. Los Dominicos Handicraft Village5. Alto Las condes6. La Vega central 7. Central Market (Mercado Central)8. Feria Artesanal Santa Lucia9. Casacostanera10. Buenaventura Premium Outlet

• OPTIONS: buy a basic cellphone or geta simcard for your own Smartphone.

• Here you have the MAIN PHONECOMPANIES in Chile:

Entel: www.entel.clMovistar: www.movistar.clWom: http://www.wom.cl/

Claro: http://www.clarochile.cl

MOBILE CELPHONE

TOURISTIC

INFORMATION ABOUT

CHILE

WHERE TO GO? WHAT TO DO?

• http://chile.travel/acerca-de-chile/• http://www.chileestuyo.cl/• http://chile.travel/• http://chile.travel/donde-ir/centro-santiago-

valparaiso/

SAFETY & SECURITY

• SANTIAGO IS THE BIGGEST CITY OF CHILE, therefor are some SAFETYMEASURES TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION, like everywhere in theworld, avoid BAD neighborhoods.

• PICKPOCKET – Always keep track of your belongings, bags, backpacksand luggage. Don’t let them out of your sight.

• AVOID LEAVING YOUR BACKPACK on chairs in a restaurants or cafes.• IDENTIFICATION -Make a photocopy of your passport to carry with

you and leave the original in a safe place unless you really need it.• NIGHT OUT – avoid walking alone, try to always be in groups.• MONEY– Leave your money, plane tickets, passport, etc. in a safe

place at home.• WITHDRAW MONEY– look for ATMS located in safe places (banks or

supermarkets).

ENJOY YOUR TIME IN CHILE!!!