- Route: Recoleta – Cerrillos, via Pedro Donoso, Avenida Dorsal, Plaza Renca, Lo Espinoza, Avenida Las Rejas, Avenida 5 de Abril, Av. Lo Errázuriz and El Mirador to Avenida Las Torres.
- Services: only the regular 101 (25.1 km outbound); it has no variants in the current schedule.
- Hours: every day from 05:30 to 24:00; it does not run in the early hours.
- Frequency: in the morning peak (07:00–09:00) the shortest scheduled interval is 11 minutes.
- Fare: CLP 795 with the tarjeta bip! (adult bus fare, in force since 22 February 2026), with transfers included within 120 minutes.
Bus 101 route map
Outbound (blue) and return (orange) route and stops of the main service, from DTPM GTFS. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Bus 101 services
| Service | Route | Service | Km | Frequency (peak) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Recoleta – Cerrillos | Regular | 25.1 | ≤ 11 min |
Services, routes and distances from the current operating programme of Santiago’s public transport authority (DTPM GTFS). The service code is shown on the bus sign.
Bus 101 timetable by day
| Service | Monday–Friday | Saturday | Sunday & holidays | Full trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 05:30–00:00 80 departures |
05:30–00:00 68 departures |
05:30–00:00 60 departures |
≈ 97 min |
First and last departure from the start of the route, approximate number of departures and trip time from DTPM’s current operating programme. They may change due to detours: check the Red app or the bus stop sign.
Stops of service 101 (76, outbound)
- 1Venezuela esq. Bolivia
- 2Venezuela esq. H. de La Concepción
- 3Reina de Chile esq. Avenida El Salto
- 4Pedro Donoso esq. Santa Ana
- 5Pedro Donoso esq. María del Pilar
- 6Pedro Donoso esq. Las Orquídeas
- 7(M) Dorsal
- 8Avenida Dorsal esq. Atlántida
- 9Avenida Dorsal esq. José Miguel Carrera
- 10Avenida Dorsal esq. Diag. José M. Caro
- 11Avenida Dorsal esq. El Guanaco
- 12Avenida Dorsal esq. Araguayas
- 13Avenida Dorsal esq. Cencerro
- 14(M) Conchalí
- 15Roma esq. La Primavera
- 16Roma esq. B. de Juras Reales
- 17Norte Sur – Dorsal
- 18Avenida Dorsal esq. Camino Lo Ruiz
- 19Avenida Dorsal esq. Colón
- 20Avenida Dorsal esq. Av.Apóstol Santiago
- 21Avenida Dorsal esq. Caupolicán
- 22Plaza Renca
- 23Lo Espinoza esq. Samuel Izquierdo
- 24Lo Espinoza esq. Carmen Lidia
- 25Lo Espinoza esq. Calle 7
- 26Lo Espinoza esq. Pasaje Antártica
- 27Escuela Lo Franco
- 28Escuela Diego Portales
- 29Radal esq. Salvador Gutiérrez
- 30Radal esq. Avenida Mapocho
- 31Sergio Valdovinos esq. Cónsul Poinsett
- 32Las Rejas – José J. Pérez
- 33Sergio Valdovinos esq. Vicuña Rozas
- 34Sergio Valdovinos esq. 9 de Julio
- 35(M) Blanqueado
- 36Avenida Las Rejas esq. Santa Laura
- 37Avenida Las Rejas esq. Avenida Portales
- 38Av. Las Rejas-Norte esq. Ciudadela
- 39Avenida Las Rejas esq. Avenida Dorsal
- 40Avenida Las Rejas esq. Perú
- 41(M) Las Rejas
- 42Avenida Las Rejas esq. Agustín López
- 435 de Abril – Las Rejas
- 44Avenida 5 de Abril esq. Catalpas Pte.
- 45Avenida 5 de Abril esq. Los Duraznos
- 46Avenida 5 de Abril esq. Vista Hermosa
- 47Avenida 5 de Abril esq. Vista Hermosa
- 48Avenida 5 de Abril esq. El Altarcillo
- 49Liceo A70
- 50Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Av. Simón Bolivar
- 51Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Bernard Shaw
- 52Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Estrella Polar
- 53Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Isabel Riquelme
- 54Parque Lo Errázuriz
- 55Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Los Presidentes
- 56Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Rosa E. Rodríguez
- 57Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Avenida Cerrillos
- 58Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Arrecife
- 59Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Bello Horizonte
- 60Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. San Juan
- 61Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Don Orione
- 62Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. San Marcos
- 63Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Av. P. Aguirre Cerda
- 64Colegio Don Orione
- 65El Mirador
- 66El Mirador esq. Tongoy
- 67El Mirador esq. Don Orione
- 68El Mirador esq. Pablo Suárez
- 69El Mirador esq. Los Fundadores
- 70El Mirador esq. Santa Teresita
- 71El Mirador esq. Divino Maestro
- 72El Mirador esq. Ganímedes
- 73El Mirador esq. Av.Las Torres-Oriente
- 74Avenida Las Torres esq. Av. A. Vespucio
- 75Avenida Las Torres esq. Acapulco
- 76Avenida Las Torres esq. La primavera
Stops of service 101 (71, return)
- 1Avenida Las Torres esq. Acapulco
- 2Avenida Las Torres esq. Av. A. Vespucio
- 3Avenida Las Torres esq. El Mirador
- 4El Mirador esq. Comas Sola
- 5El Mirador esq. Divino Maestro
- 6El Mirador esq. Santa Teresita
- 7El Mirador esq. Los Telares
- 8El Mirador esq. Pablo Suárez
- 9El Mirador esq. Don Orione
- 10Don Orione esq. Alcazar
- 11Don Orione esq. Ongolmo
- 12Don Orione esq. Av. Lo Errázuriz
- 13Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. San Juan
- 14Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Arturo Prat
- 15Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Divina Comedia
- 16Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Avenida Cerrillos
- 17Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Rosa E. Rodríguez
- 18Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. América Indígena
- 19Parque Lo Errázuriz
- 20Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Arz. Errázuriz
- 21Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Raúl Silva H.
- 22Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Los Metales
- 23Av. Lo Errázuriz esq. Santa Corina
- 24Liceo A70
- 25Avenida 5 de Abril esq. Quemchi
- 26Avenida 5 de Abril esq. Yelcho
- 27Avenida 5 de Abril esq. Av. Aeropuerto
- 28Avenida 5 de Abril esq. Av. Aeropuerto
- 29Avenida 5 de Abril esq. Pasaje Sevilla
- 305 de Abril – Las Rejas
- 31Avenida Las Rejas esq. Psje. Las.Rejas-Sur
- 32(M) Las Rejas
- 33Avenida Las Rejas esq. Embajador Quintana
- 34Avenida Las Rejas esq. Avenida Dorsal
- 35Avenida Las Rejas esq. Nueva Imperial
- 36Avenida Las Rejas esq. Catedral
- 37(M) Blanqueado
- 38Sergio Valdovinos esq. Manso de Velasco
- 39Sergio Valdovinos esq. Vicuña Rozas
- 40Las Rejas – José J. Pérez
- 41Sergio Valdovinos esq. Cónsul Poinsett
- 42Radal esq. Padre Tadeo
- 43Radal esq. Salvador Gutiérrez
- 44Escuela Lo Franco
- 45Lo Espinoza esq. Oscar Chanks
- 46Lo Espinoza esq. Los Sauces
- 47Lo Espinoza esq. Platón
- 48Lo Espinoza esq. Samuel Izquierdo
- 49Plaza Renca
- 50Avenida Dorsal esq. Caupolicán
- 51Avenida Dorsal esq. Av.Apóstol Santiago
- 52Avenida Dorsal esq. Colón
- 53Avenida Dorsal esq. Camino Lo Ruiz
- 54Norte Sur – Dorsal
- 5514 de La Fama esq. B. de Juras Reales
- 5614 de La Fama esq. Av. Fermín Vivaceta
- 57(M) Conchalí
- 58Avenida Dorsal esq. Pasaje Barnechea
- 59Avenida Dorsal esq. Francisco Hinojosa
- 60Avenida Dorsal esq. Av. El Guanaco
- 61Avenida Dorsal esq. Unión 21 de Mayo
- 62Avenida Dorsal esq. Evaristo Lillo
- 63Avenida Dorsal esq. Santa Alicia
- 64(M) Dorsal
- 65Pedro Donoso esq. América
- 66Pedro Donoso esq. María del Pilar
- 67Pedro Donoso esq. Las Violetas
- 68Pedro Donoso esq. Sofía
- 69Reina de Chile esq. Pasaje Progreso
- 70Reina de Chile esq. Marqués de Montepío
- 71Reina de Chile esq. Las Canteras
Route 101 is the bus (locally called a “micro”) that links Recoleta with Cerrillos without going through central Santiago: it crosses from north to south via Avenida Dorsal, Plaza Renca and Avenida Las Rejas. It is 25.1 km long outbound and is a Red Movilidad service, the system formerly known as Transantiago. As well as “recorrido 101”, many people search for it as “micro 101” or “recorrido 101 mapa”. Here you have the route by section, the timetable, how long it takes and how to find out where the bus is.
Route 101: from Recoleta to Cerrillos
Recoleta and Avenida Dorsal. The 101 starts at Venezuela and Bolivia and continues via Reina de Chile and Pedro Donoso (Santa Ana, María del Pilar, Las Orquídeas) to Dorsal station. From there it takes Avenida Dorsal: Atlántida, José Miguel Carrera, Diagonal José María Caro, El Guanaco, Araguayas and Cencerro, to Conchalí station. It passes Roma and Norte Sur – Dorsal, and returns to Avenida Dorsal via Camino Lo Ruiz, Colón, Av. Apóstol Santiago and Caupolicán to Plaza Renca.
Lo Espinoza, Radal and Sergio Valdovinos. From Plaza Renca it goes down Lo Espinoza (Samuel Izquierdo, Carmen Lidia, Pasaje Antártica), passes the Escuela Lo Franco and the Escuela Diego Portales, and continues along Radal, crossing Avenida Mapocho. On Sergio Valdovinos it passes Cónsul Poinsett, Las Rejas – José J. Pérez and Vicuña Rozas to Blanqueado station.
Avenida Las Rejas and 5 de Abril. It continues along Avenida Las Rejas (Santa Laura, Avenida Portales, Ciudadela, Avenida Dorsal, Perú) to Las Rejas station, and then takes Avenida 5 de Abril past Los Duraznos, Vista Hermosa and El Altarcillo to the Liceo A70.
Lo Errázuriz and El Mirador. The last stretch runs along Av. Lo Errázuriz: Simón Bolívar, Isabel Riquelme, the Parque Lo Errázuriz, Los Presidentes, Avenida Cerrillos, San Juan, Don Orione and Av. Pedro Aguirre Cerda. After the Colegio Don Orione it follows El Mirador (Tongoy, Pablo Suárez, Los Fundadores, Santa Teresita, Ganímedes) and ends on Avenida Las Torres, past Américo Vespucio, at the corner with La Primavera.
The return follows the same corridor in reverse, with small changes: between El Mirador and Lo Errázuriz it uses Don Orione street (Alcázar, Ongolmo), on 5 de Abril it passes Av. Aeropuerto and, near Conchalí, it runs along 14 de La Fama and Fermín Vivaceta. It ends at Reina de Chile and Las Canteras.
Route 101 timetable
According to the current DTPM operating schedule (October 2026), the 101 runs every day from 05:30 to 24:00, with about 80 departures on weekdays, 68 on Saturday and 60 on Sunday. It is not a 24-hour service: after midnight there are no departures scheduled until 05:30.
In the morning peak (07:00 to 09:00) on a weekday, the shortest scheduled interval is 11 minutes. On Saturday and Sunday there are fewer departures, so it is worth checking the predictor before you head to the stop.
How long the 101 takes
According to the operating schedule, a full outbound trip on the 101, from Recoleta to Cerrillos, has a scheduled time of 97 minutes for 25.1 km. These are reference times: allow extra time in peak hours, especially on Avenida Dorsal and Avenida Las Rejas.
Bus stops and Metro connections
The 101 has 76 stops outbound and 71 on the return. It passes 4 Metro stations, in both directions: Dorsal and Conchalí, on the northern stretch, and Blanqueado and Las Rejas, on the Avenida Las Rejas stretch. In between there are long stretches without Metro, such as Lo Espinoza and Av. Lo Errázuriz, where the 101 is the direct link.
First station on the route, at the end of Pedro Donoso and the start of Avenida Dorsal.
101 stop at the end of Avenida Dorsal, before it heads down Lo Espinoza.
Stop on Avenida Las Rejas, before the stretch along Avenida 5 de Abril and Av. Lo Errázuriz.
How to find out where the 101 bus is
To see how long until the next 101, use the App Red (in the app stores, “Red Metropolitana de Movilidad”), which is free and has an arrival predictor for each bus stop (paradero). You can also use “¿Cuándo llega?” on red.cl. Enter the bus stop code, printed on the stop sign: it starts with P, followed by a zone letter and a number. With about 80 departures on a weekday, checking the predictor saves you long waits.
Fare and tarjeta bip!
Since 22 February 2026 the adult fare on Red buses is CLP 795 at any time. Secondary and higher-education students pay CLP 260 with the TNE, primary school pupils ride free and seniors with the bip! Adulto Mayor pay CLP 390. You can pay with the tarjeta bip! (it costs CLP 1,550) or with bip!QR from the App Red and other apps.
A single payment covers up to two transfers (three legs) within 120 minutes of the first validation, as long as you do not repeat the same bus route. There is no extra charge between buses; if you transfer from the 101 to the Metro during peak hours, you pay the difference up to CLP 895.
Tips for travelling on the 101
- If you are going to the centre, switch to the Metro at Dorsal, Conchalí, Blanqueado or Las Rejas: the 101 does not go into the centre.
- To get from Renca to Cerrillos without changing, the 101 runs direct from Plaza Renca to Avenida Las Torres.
- With a minimum interval of 11 minutes in the peak, check the App Red before you leave home.
- The last departure is at 24:00; if you are coming back late, do not count on the 101 in the early hours.