Taxis from the Cathedral in Santiago to the airport late in the day

[EdN]

How difficult is it to get a taxi, mid week, from the Cathedral in Santiago to (or near) the airport? I'm actually staying 12K from the Cathedral with a very early flight in the morning. I'm not excited about the prospects of adding another 12k to my 26k day into Santiago. Thanks!

 

[trecile]

How difficult is it to get a taxi, mid week, from the Cathedral in Santiago to (or near) the airport? I'm actually staying 12K from the Cathedral with a very early flight in the morning. I'm not excited about the prospects of adding another 12k to my 26k day into Santiago. Thanks!

There should be no problem at all.

 

[peregrina2000]

How difficult is it to get a taxi, mid week, from the Cathedral in Santiago to (or near) the airport? I'm actually staying 12K from the Cathedral with a very early flight in the morning. I'm not excited about the prospects of adding another 12k to my 26k day into Santiago. Thanks!

I do try to stick with the questions asked and refrain from unsolicited advice. Maybe you have a good reason for doing this, but I’m wondering why you would want to taxi out to a hotel near the airport (in Lavacolla I assume) the night before and then have to get from the hotel to the airport the next day. That will require another cab or maybe there is a hotel with an airport shuttle. Santiago is a much nicer place to have dinner and a walk, IMHO.

Taxis from Santiago to the airport can be booked the night before, and I have frequently gotten cabs to get me there for a 6 am flight.

Again, this is just offered in the FWIW category of unsolicited advice!

 

[EdN]

I do try to stick with the questions asked and refrain from unsolicited advice. Maybe you have a good reason for doing this, but I’m wondering why you would want to taxi out to a hotel near the airport (in Lavacolla I assume) the night before and then have to get from the hotel to the airport the next day. That will require another cab or maybe there is a hotel with an airport shuttle. Santiago is a much nicer place to have dinner and a walk, IMHO.

Taxis from Santiago to the airport can be booked the night before, and I have frequently gotten cabs to get me there for a 6 am flight.

Again, this is just offered in the FWIW category of unsolicited advice!

Thanks.

 

[EdN]

There should be no problem at all.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[J Willhaus]

Can you arrange in advance the night before. @ivar posted a few months ago that there is a taxi shortage in Santiago. I don't know if that is still the case.

 

[IngridF]

How difficult is it to get a taxi, mid week, from the Cathedral in Santiago to (or near) the airport? I'm actually staying 12K from the Cathedral with a very early flight in the morning. I'm not excited about the prospects of adding another 12k to my 26k day into Santiago. Thanks!

https://www.facebook.com/taxivintecatro.santiago Jose is my go to taxi

 

[Craig Mizushima]

Can you arrange in advance the night before. @ivar posted a few months ago that there is a taxi shortage in Santiago. I don't know if that is still the case.

Your hotel can usually arrange a taxi the night before.

 

[peregrina2000]

Can you arrange in advance the night before. @ivar posted a few months ago that there is a taxi shortage in Santiago. I don't know if that is still the case.

I think, but am not sure, that the shortage was in connection with some big rock concert that had just overwhelmed Santiago for a few days. But as I say, I am not sure.

Hoping there are forum members who have been in Santiago recently who can comment.

 

[miguel_gp]

https://www.facebook.com/taxivintecatro.santiago Jose is my go to taxi

Yep, Jose is great. Speaks really good English and you can book him via Whatsapp using the number on his website.

 

[trecile]

There are several posts about booking a taxi the night before which is useful for an early morning taxi ride to the airport, but IMO completely unnecessary for @EdN's original question of how hard it will be to get a taxi from the Cathedral, a site with many tourists, where presumably many taxis drop off and pick up customers all day and into the night.

 

[Maxsmart]

No problems with taxis right now. Any hotel you are staying in can book you one with no problem. I’m at a hotel in Santiago right now. I’m taking the 0640 flight to Madrid tomorrow morning. My hotel has arranged for a taxi to pick me up at 0500.