5 ways up to Valle Nevado, Farellones and El Colorado from Santiago: price and the hour you get back (2026)
Five ways up to the ski centers from Santiago: a timed round-trip transfer, one-way only, kit-plus-transfer packs, a guided full day, or your own car with chains.
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Valle Nevado, Farellones and El Colorado share one road from Santiago — the G-21 — and there is no public bus. You go up on a transfer, on a guided full day, or in a car with chains. The round-trip transfer is CLP $39.900 from Vitacura 9016; one-way only is CLP $35.000.
The number blogs skip is the return: the van meets at 16:45 to come down and is back in Vitacura by 18:30.
Round-trip transfer CLP $39.900 from Vitacura 9016, fixed hours up and down. In a car, chains are part of the plan, not an accessory.
Option 1: round-trip transfer, CLP $39.900
Leaves La Casa del Ski, Vitacura 9016, and brings you back to the same door. Includes the ride up and down. Does not include kit or the lift pass. Seats are limited per departure.
Pickup 07:00–07:45, on the mountain by about 10:30 depending on traffic, meet at 16:45, back by 18:30.
- 07:00–07:45 — Leave the rental
Vitacura 9016.
- ≈10:30 — Arrive at the ski center
Depends on traffic on the G-21.
- 16:45 — Meet to come down
Fixed meeting point.
- ≈18:30 — Back in Vitacura
Same door.
Experiencia: transporte-a-centros-de-ski-ida-y-vuelta — Desde $39.900
Option 2: one-way up, CLP $35.000
Shared bus up only, same door in Vitacura. No return, no kit, no lift pass. Makes sense if you are staying up or coming down on your own.
Experiencia: transporte-a-centros-de-ski-solo-subida — Desde $35.000
Option 3: kit plus transfer
- Basic + transfer — CLP $69.900 — ride + skis or board + boots
- Full + transfer — CLP $84.900 — the above plus pants, gloves, goggles, helmet
- Not skiing: clothes + boots CLP $34.900 + transfer CLP $39.900
- None of these include the lift pass
Experiencia: pack-basico-transporte-equipo-de-nieve — Desde $69.900
Experiencia: pack-full-transporte-equipo-de-nieve — Desde $84.900
Option 4: your own car
Up through Lo Barnechea toward Farellones on the G-21. Mountain road, lots of switchbacks, snow and ice in winter.
Bring chains and learn to put them on before you go up. On busy days the road runs one-way by time windows — check the official seasonal calendar or you do not pass. Budget fuel, parking, and traffic time.
If you want someone else to drive and you are not skiing
Guided full days are CLP $42.000: bilingual Spanish–Portuguese guide, round-trip from Santiago, about 5 hours free on the mountain. Versions for Farellones, El Colorado and Valle Nevado. No lunch, no lift ticket, no rental. Exact pickup and hour confirmed on WhatsApp.
Experiencia: farellones-full-day — Desde $42.000
See transfers and packs on /nieve
Spanish sister: https://tuki.cl/guias/como-llegar-valle-nevado-farellones-el-colorado
Preguntas frecuentes
How much is the transfer to the snow from Santiago?
Round-trip from Vitacura 9016 is CLP $39.900. One-way up is CLP $35.000.
How long is the full day?
Pickup 07:00–07:45. On the mountain by ~10:30. Meet 16:45. Back by 18:30.
Is there a public bus to Valle Nevado?
No. Transfer, guided full day, or your own car with chains.
Can I drive to Farellones?
Yes, G-21 from Lo Barnechea. Bring chains. On busy days the road is one-way by time window.
Are snow chains required in winter?
Bring them. Mountain road, snow and ice, checkpoints on the way.
Where does the transfer leave from?
La Casa del Ski, Vitacura 9016 — same door as kit pickup.
Does the transfer include the lift pass?
No. Neither the transfer nor the rental packs include it.
Can I book transfer and rental together?
Yes. Basic + transfer CLP $69.900 or Full + transfer CLP $84.900, same Vitacura door.