Santiago bus 418 (Red): route map, stops and timetable

Route 418 is a Red Movilidad bus (locally called a “micro”), part of the system formerly known as Transantiago, that crosses Santiago from west to east: it links Enea, in the west, with Avenida Tobalaba, via Pudahuel, Lo Prado, the whole Alameda and Providencia. According to the current DTPM operating schedule (October 2026), the outbound trip is 39.1 km long with 106 stops, and it runs 24 hours a day. Many people search for it as “micro 418” or “recorrido 418 mapa”; here you have the route by section, the timetable and how to find out where the bus is.

Route 418: from Enea to Av. Tobalaba

Pudahuel. The 418 starts at Los Maitenes and Av. Américo Vespucio, runs along Los Maitenes and Río Refugio, passes Av. J.M. Guzmán Riesco and the CESFAM Cardenal R. Silva Henríquez, and via El Tranque, Río Viejo Sur and Av. José J. Pérez reaches Serrano. It follows Serrano to Av. San Pablo and Av. Gral. O. Bonilla.

Av. Gral. Oscar Bonilla and Lo Prado. Along Av. Gral. Oscar Bonilla it passes the CESFAM Pudahuel Poniente, Avenida La Estrella, Barrancas station, the Casa de la Cultura Lo Prado and Ministro Gana, as far as Pajaritos station.

Alameda. From Pajaritos it continues past Las Rejas, Ecuador and San Alberto Hurtado stations and runs the whole length of the Alameda: Universidad de Santiago, San Borja, Estación Central, Unión Latinoamericana, República, Los Héroes, La Moneda, Universidad de Chile, Santa Lucía and Universidad Católica, up to Plaza Italia.

Providencia. After Plaza Italia it passes the Museo de Los Tajamares, the Parque Balmaceda, Salvador station and the Torres de Tajamar, and continues past Manuel Montt, Pedro de Valdivia, Los Leones and Tobalaba stations.

Avenida Tobalaba. At Tobalaba it turns south onto Avenida Tobalaba and runs its full length: Avenida El Bosque, Carlos Antúnez, Cristóbal Colón, Francisco Bilbao and Príncipe de Gales stations, Av. Simón Bolívar, Fernando Castillo Velasco station, Av. José Arrieta, Avenida Grecia, Avenida El Valle, Av. Los Presidentes, Avenida Quilín, Avenida Las Torres, Av. San Luis de Macul and Av. Ramón Carnicer, up to Cerro Calán.

María Angélica. The end of the route passes the Terminal María Angélica and makes a loop along María Angélica, Av. Las Perdices, San Francisco and Las Araucarias, where it ends, at the corner of María Angélica.

The return trip follows the same corridor in reverse. The main difference is on Avenida Tobalaba: between Avenida Quilín and Avenida Grecia it comes back along M. Sánchez Fontecilla. In the west it ends at Los Maitenes and Av. La Oración.

Route 418 timetable

According to the current DTPM operating schedule (October 2026), the 418 runs 24 hours a day, Monday to Sunday. There are about 104 departures on weekdays, 90 on Saturday and 75 on Sunday.

In the weekday morning peak, between 07:00 and 09:00, the shortest scheduled interval is 8 minutes. In the early hours it keeps running, with a bus roughly every 27 minutes from Monday to Saturday and every 30 minutes on Sunday.

How long the 418 takes

According to the operating schedule, a full outbound trip, from Enea to Av. Tobalaba, has a scheduled time of 175 minutes for 39.1 km, almost three hours. If you are only travelling part of the way, such as Pudahuel – centre or centre – Avenida Tobalaba, work it out with the journey planner in the App Red or on red.cl; allow extra time in peak hours.

Bus stops and Metro connections

The 418 has 106 stops outbound and 103 on the return, and passes 23 Metro stations. In the west: Barrancas, Pajaritos, Las Rejas, Ecuador and San Alberto Hurtado. On the Alameda: Universidad de Santiago, Estación Central, Unión Latinoamericana, República, Los Héroes, La Moneda, Universidad de Chile, Santa Lucía and Universidad Católica. In Providencia: Salvador, Manuel Montt, Pedro de Valdivia, Los Leones and Tobalaba. On Avenida Tobalaba: Cristóbal Colón, Francisco Bilbao, Príncipe de Gales and Fernando Castillo Velasco. South of Fernando Castillo Velasco there are no more stations on the route.

How to find out where the 418 bus is

To see how long until the next 418, 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. On such a long route, the predictor is more useful than the timetable for knowing when the bus will reach your stop.

Fare and tarjeta bip!

Since 22 February 2026 the adult fare on Red buses is CLP 795 at any time, night included. 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 418 to the Metro, the total rises to CLP 895 in peak hours and CLP 815 off-peak. Note that a full trip on the 418 can take longer than 120 minutes.

Tips for travelling on the 418

• Between Pajaritos and Tobalaba the 418 runs alongside the Metro: if the bus is slow, you can switch to the train at any station.
• There is no Metro on Avenida Tobalaba south of Fernando Castillo Velasco: there the 418 is the direct link.
• On the return, between Quilín and Grecia, the bus uses M. Sánchez Fontecilla rather than Tobalaba: check the map.
• In the early hours it comes roughly every 27 minutes (30 on Sundays): check the wait in the App Red.