- Route: Álvaro Casanova – Metro Santa Isabel, via Av. Las Perdices, Av. Príncipe de Gales, Avenida Ossa, Avenida Echeñique and Sucre; return via Santa Isabel and Avenida Simón Bolívar.
- Services: only the regular D18 (17.9 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 9 minutes.
- Fare: CLP 795 with the tarjeta bip! (adult bus fare, in force since 22 February 2026), with transfers included within 120 minutes.
Bus D18 route map
Outbound (blue) and return (orange) route and stops of the main service, from DTPM GTFS. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Bus D18 services
| Service | Route | Service | Km | Frequency (peak) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D18 | Álvaro Casanova – (M) Santa Isabel | Regular | 17.9 | ≤ 9 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 D18 timetable by day
| Service | Monday–Friday | Saturday | Sunday & holidays | Full trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D18 | 05:30–00:00 112 departures |
05:30–00:00 77 departures |
05:30–00:00 52 departures |
≈ 73 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 D18 (50, outbound)
- 1Av. Diagonal Las Torres esq. Álvaro Casanova
- 2Av. Diagonal Las Torres esq. Avenida Grecia
- 3Álvaro Casanova esq. Arboretum Sur
- 4Álvaro Casanova esq. Arboretum Sur
- 5Álvaro Casanova esq. Las Vertientes
- 6Álvaro Casanova esq. Nido de Águilas
- 7Álvaro Casanova esq. Las Palmas
- 8Álvaro Casanova esq. Talinay
- 9Talinay esq. Julia Bernstein
- 10Talinay esq. Av. Las Perdices
- 11Av. Las Perdices esq. Cond. Las Perdices
- 12British Royal School
- 13Av. Las Perdices esq. V. Llanos
- 14Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. Av. P. Hurtado-Sur
- 15Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. Óscar Castro
- 16Príncipe de Gales Altura del 8700
- 17Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. Carlos Ossandón
- 18Príncipe de Gales Altura del 8200
- 19Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. C. Silva Vildósola
- 20Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. V. Pérez Rosales
- 21Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. M.Toro y Zambrano
- 22Príncipe de Gales Altura del 7100
- 23Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. Monseñor Edwards
- 24Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. John Jackson
- 25Club de Campo Banco Central
- 26(M) Príncipe de Gales
- 27Avenida Ossa esq. Emilia Téllez
- 28Avenida Ossa esq. Avenida Pucará
- 29(M) Simón Bolívar
- 30Avenida Echeñique esq. Rosita Renard
- 31Avenida Echeñique esq. Hamburgo
- 32Avenida Echeñique esq. Coventry
- 33Avenida Echeñique esq. Montenegro
- 34Avenida Echeñique esq. Pedro Torres
- 35Avenida Echeñique esq. Av. Eliécer Parada
- 36Avenida Echeñique esq. Renato Zanelli
- 37CESFAM El Aguilucho
- 38El Aguilucho esq. Avenida Los Leones
- 39General Artigas esq. Hernán Cortés
- 40Sucre esq. Avenida Suecia
- 41Sucre esq. Av. Ricardo Lyon
- 42Sucre esq. Av. Pedro de Valdivia
- 43Sucre esq. Hernán Cortés
- 44Sucre esq. Av. Manuel Montt
- 45Sucre esq. Av. J. Miguel Claro
- 46Sucre esq. José M. Infante
- 47Sucre esq. Avenida Salvador
- 48Sucre esq. Avenida Condell
- 49Condell esq. Marín
- 50Av. Francisco Bilbao esq. Avenida Seminario
Stops of service D18 (48, return)
- 1(M) Santa Isabel
- 2Santa Isabel esq. Avenida Condell
- 3Santa Isabel esq. Avenida Salvador
- 4Santa Isabel esq. Av. José M. Infante
- 5Santa Isabel esq. Av. J. Miguel Claro
- 6Santa Isabel esq. Ob. Manuel de Alday
- 7Manuel Montt esq. Avenida Sucre
- 8Hospital de Carabineros
- 9Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Av. Pedro de Valdivia
- 10Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Av. Ricardo Lyon
- 11Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Avenida Suecia
- 12Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Chile España
- 13Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Jorge Washington
- 14Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Brown Norte
- 15Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Pedro Torres
- 16Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Montenegro
- 17Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Gral. Gorostiaga
- 18Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Juan Fco. González
- 19Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. Hamburgo
- 20Avenida Simón Bolívar esq. H. Covarrubias
- 21Avenida Ossa esq. Guillermo Tell
- 22(M) Simón Bolívar
- 23Avenida Ossa esq. Sn. Vicente de Paul
- 24(M) Príncipe de Gales
- 25La Cañada esq. Loreley
- 26La Cañada esq. Monseñor Edwards
- 27Aguas Claras esq. Av. Príncipe de Gales
- 28Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. V. Pérez Rosales
- 29Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. D. de La Vega
- 30Príncipe de Gales Altura del 8200
- 31Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. Carlos Ossandón
- 32Príncipe de Gales Altura del 8700
- 33Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. P. Subercaseaux
- 34Av.Príncipe de Gales esq. V. Llanos
- 35Av. Las Perdices esq. V. Llanos
- 36Av. Nva. Príncipe de Gales esq. Martín Fierro
- 37Av. Nva. Príncipe de Gales esq. Tala
- 38Av. Las Perdices esq. Minerva Poblete
- 39Av. Las Perdices esq. Talinay
- 40Talinay esq. Julia Bernstein
- 41Talinay esq. Álvaro Casanova
- 42Álvaro Casanova esq. Las Araucarias -Norte
- 43Álvaro Casanova esq. Las Palmas
- 44Álvaro Casanova esq. Nido de Águilas
- 45Álvaro Casanova esq. Quebrada De Tana
- 46Álvaro Casanova esq. Av. Diag. Las Torres
- 47Av. Diagonal Las Torres esq. Avenida Grecia
- 48Av. Diagonal Las Torres esq. Álvaro Casanova
Route D18 is the bus (locally called a “micro”) that links the corner of Av. Diagonal Las Torres and Álvaro Casanova with Santa Isabel Metro station. It is 17.9 km long outbound and runs along corridors such as Av. Príncipe de Gales, Avenida Ossa and Sucre, returning via Avenida Simón Bolívar. It is a Red Movilidad service, the system formerly known as Transantiago. As well as “recorrido D18”, many people search for it as “micro D18” or “recorrido D18 mapa”. Here you have the route by section, the timetable, how long it takes and how to find out where the bus is.
Route D18: from Álvaro Casanova to Metro Santa Isabel
Álvaro Casanova and Las Perdices. The D18 starts at Av. Diagonal Las Torres and Álvaro Casanova, the same terminus used by the 507 and the 510. It follows Álvaro Casanova (Arboretum Sur, Las Vertientes, Nido de Águilas, Las Palmas) to Talinay and takes Av. Las Perdices, where it passes the British Royal School.
Príncipe de Gales. Along Av. Príncipe de Gales it covers a long stretch with stops named by street number (8700, 8200, 7100) and junctions such as Óscar Castro, Carlos Ossandón, Monseñor Edwards and John Jackson. It passes the Club de Campo Banco Central and reaches Príncipe de Gales station.
Ossa, Echeñique and Sucre. From there it follows Avenida Ossa (Emilia Téllez, Avenida Pucará) to Simón Bolívar station, and takes Avenida Echeñique (Rosita Renard, Hamburgo, Montenegro, Av. Eliécer Parada) to the CESFAM El Aguilucho. Via El Aguilucho and General Artigas it reaches Sucre, crossing Avenida Suecia, Av. Ricardo Lyon, Av. Pedro de Valdivia, Av. Manuel Montt, Av. José Miguel Claro, Avenida Salvador and Avenida Condell. It ends at Av. Francisco Bilbao and Avenida Seminario.
The return starts at Santa Isabel station and runs along Santa Isabel street (Condell, Salvador, José Miguel Infante, José Miguel Claro) and Manuel Montt to the Hospital de Carabineros. It then takes Avenida Simón Bolívar instead of Echeñique (Pedro de Valdivia, Ricardo Lyon, Suecia, Jorge Washington, Hamburgo), rejoins Avenida Ossa and Príncipe de Gales via La Cañada and Aguas Claras, and goes back via Las Perdices and Talinay to Álvaro Casanova.
Route D18 timetable
According to the current DTPM operating schedule (October 2026), the D18 runs every day from 05:30 to 24:00, with about 112 departures on weekdays, 77 on Saturday and 52 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 9 minutes. Sunday has fewer than half the departures of a weekday, so on that day it is worth checking the predictor before you leave.
How long the D18 takes
According to the operating schedule, a full outbound trip on the D18, from Álvaro Casanova to Santa Isabel, has a scheduled time of 73 minutes for 17.9 km. These are reference times: allow extra time in peak hours, especially on the Sucre and Santa Isabel stretch, which crosses several major avenues.
Bus stops and Metro connections
The D18 has 50 stops outbound and 48 on the return. It passes 3 Metro stations: Príncipe de Gales and Simón Bolívar, in both directions, and Santa Isabel, where the return trip starts. Outbound, the D18 ends at Av. Francisco Bilbao and Avenida Seminario; Santa Isabel station is only listed as a stop on the return.
D18 stop at the end of Av. Príncipe de Gales, before it turns onto Avenida Ossa.
Stop on Avenida Ossa, between Príncipe de Gales and the Echeñique and Sucre stretch.
Destination of the D18 and starting point of the return to Álvaro Casanova.
How to find out where the D18 bus is
To see how long until the next D18, 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. Remember that the D18 has a letter in its code: look for it as D18 in the predictor.
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 D18 to the Metro during peak hours, you pay the difference up to CLP 895.
Tips for travelling on the D18
- The D18 uses different streets in each direction: towards Santa Isabel it runs along Echeñique and Sucre, and on the way back along Santa Isabel and Avenida Simón Bolívar.
- To catch it on the return, the easiest point is Santa Isabel station, where the route starts.
- On Sunday there are about 52 departures, against 112 on a weekday: check the App Red before heading to the stop.
- The last departure is at 24:00; there is no D18 in the early hours.