Chile international travel guide in 2021

Chile 🇨🇱

Chile is part of South America with main city at Santiago. It's usually 🌤️ 11.26 °C in Chile with a rainfall of 🌧 43.94 mm. Tipping is expected in Chile since staff depend on tips to supplement their often minimum wages. Internet speed in Chile is on average 6.1 Mbps. In Chile you drive on the right side. Its Developing country with a population of 18M people. The main currency is Chilean Peso. The languages spoken are Spanish. Automatic teller machines are common in Chile. Current travel safety advice is Reconsider your need to travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.

👍 Developing 🌤️ ~11.26 °C 🌧 ~43.94 mm 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 18M people

Travel restrictions

Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Reconsider your need to travel

From 1 October, Chile’s State of Emergency will end. The nationwide curfew and lockdowns will end. Restrictions on masks, social gatherings and border restrictions will continue. If you're a non-resident foreign national, you can enter Chile if you hold a valid Chilean Mobility Pass and a Special Entry Permit (Salvoconducto) or you're an ‘exception’ (see 'Travel'). We now advise: Reconsider your need to travel to Chile due to the impacts of COVID-19.

Issue date: October 28, 2021

Weather

🌤️ Temperature

🌧 Rainfall

General

🔌 Sockets

Chile uses 220V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type L.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Spanish

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Chile uses the Chilean peso (symbol: $), code CLP.Banknotes come in denominations of 20000, 10000, 5000, 2000 and 1000 pesos. Peso is subdivided into 100 centavos. Coins come in denominations of 500, 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1 pesos.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are common in Chile. You can usually find them in both large & small cities.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

💁‍♂️ Tipping

Expected to tip Tipping is expected in Chile since staff depend on tips to supplement their often minimum wages. Receipts usually include a service charge.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Chile is on average 6.1 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Chile is moderate. It's relatively easy to find one when needed.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 11,403.78 CLP, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 4 telecoms: Claro, Entel, Movistar or WOM. Chile uses GSM mobile networks GSM 850 and GSM 1900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Chile upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Chile, dial +, then 56 (the country code for Chile), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Chile, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 2 .

Driving

🛣️ Road rules

In Chile you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 100-120 km/h (62-74 mph) on motorways, 100-120 km/h (62-74 mph) on expressways, 40-60 km/h (24-37 mph) in all built-up areas and 80-100 km/h (49-62 mph) on undivided highways.

Useful Information

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