Valparaiso Passenger Terminal
Passenger terminal on Avenida Errazuriz with border control, a cafeteria and toilets. It stands apart from the berths, and shuttle buses carry passengers to and from the ships on a dedicated road.
Valparaiso-Santiago, Chile
Valparaiso is a port city in Chile and the gateway to Santiago, about 111 km away by road. Passengers use the Valparaiso Passenger Terminal on Avenida Errazuriz, about 3.5 km east of the old centre, with shuttle buses to the ships. More about Valparaiso-Santiago →
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Cruise Ships in Valparaiso-Santiago
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Valparaiso-Santiago day.
Planning a day in Valparaiso-Santiago?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Where is the Valparaiso-Santiago cruise port?
Ships berth in the port of Valparaiso, and passengers use the separate Valparaiso Passenger Terminal on Avenida Errazuriz, linked to the ships by shuttle bus. The historic centre is about 3.5 km west.
Terminal
Getting to the Valparaiso-Santiago cruise port
Santiago Airport (SCL) → Valparaiso Passenger Terminal
111 km · 75–110 min by car
Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, Santiago. By public transport about 2 h 54 min (airport bus to Santiago, then intercity bus to Valparaiso).
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Taxi
Varies
75–110 min
Metered fare.
Airport bus and intercity bus
Varies
~174 min
Airport bus to Santiago, then an intercity bus to Valparaiso; about 3 h.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
The passenger terminal is on Avenida Errazuriz, about 3.5 km east of Plaza Sotomayor and the historic hills; shuttle buses carry passengers between the terminal and the ships. A suburban train runs along the waterfront. Distances and times are approximate.
Valparaiso-Santiago Cruise Terminals
1 terminal
Eating in Valparaiso-Santiago
- Coffee per item
- CLP 3000
- per item
- Breakfast per person
- CLP 5000–15000
- per person
- Casual lunch per person
- CLP 5000–20000
- per person
- Restaurant dinner per person
- CLP 15000–40000
- per person
- Soft drink per item
- CLP 2500
- per item
Meal prices are approximate typical ranges on Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepcion.
Where to eat
Cerro Alegre
Cafes and restaurants with bay views among the hillside streets and murals.
Cerro Concepcion
Restaurants and cafes around the paseos at the top of the funiculars.
Barrio Puerto and Plaza Sotomayor
Traditional eateries in the old port district below the hills.
Destination
About Valparaiso-Santiago
Valparaiso is a port city in Chile and the gateway to Santiago, about 111 km away by road. Passengers use the Valparaiso Passenger Terminal on Avenida Errazuriz, about 3.5 km east of the old centre, with shuttle buses to the ships. The UNESCO-listed historic quarter, its century-old funiculars, Plaza Sotomayor and Pablo Neruda's house La Sebastiana are a short taxi ride from the terminal.
- Climate
- Mild Mediterranean climate on the coast. Average highs are about 20 to 21 C from December to February and about 14 to 15 C from June to August; lows range from about 13 C in summer to 9 C in winter. Almost all rain falls from May to August (about 61 to 106 mm a month, wettest in June); December to March is nearly dry.
- Time zone
- Chile Time
- Currency
- CLP
Things to Do in Valparaiso-Santiago
Historic Quarter of Valparaiso
A UNESCO World Heritage site: a late 19th-century port city whose streets and houses climb the hillsides around the bay like an amphitheatre, best explored on Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepcion.
Funiculars (ascensores)
More than a century old and part of the World Heritage site, the city elevators such as Concepcion, Artilleria and El Peral lift passengers from the port to the Alegre and Concepcion hills, with murals and galleries at the top.
La Sebastiana
One of the three house museums of the poet Pablo Neruda, run by the Fundacion Pablo Neruda.
Plaza Sotomayor
The civic square of the old port, facing Prat Pier, dominated by the Monument to the Heroes of Iquique and the Chilean Navy headquarters; boat trips around the bay leave from the pier.