Booking Your Flight
Below is information about travel to Santiago. Please read the information carefully, and do not book a ticket until you are accepted into a program. All students, including those studying in Valparaíso, should fly into Santiago.
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Suggested Flight Option:
We suggest the following flight for all program students:
- Delta #147 leaving Atlanta at 10:15 p.m. and arriving at
9:45 a.m. in Santiago (see arrival dates below)
Students arriving on this flight will be met at the Santiago airport by IFSA-Butler staff and transported to the orientation location.
CUP Valparaíso students:
Please do not arrange your own transportation to Valparaíso. If your flight arrives at the Santiago airport by
10 a.m. on February 17, you will be met by IFSA-Butler Valparaíso staff, who will travel with the group to the orientation site in
Viña del Mar (the city next to Valparaíso).
The IFSA-Butler bus to Viña del Mar will depart from the Santiago airport at
11:30 a.m. Should you arrive after the bus departs, you will be responsible for paying for your own transportation to
Viña del Mar, which could cost as much as US$120.
The trip from the Santiago airport to Viña del Mar is about 90 minutes.
CUP Santiago students:
IFSA-Butler Santiago staff will meet all students who arrive at the Santiago airport by
10:30 a.m. on February 23. If you arrive before
February 23, you should plan to arrive at the orientation venue by
12 p.m. Directions will be included in your
Travel Essentials mailing, sent to your home address prior to your departure. If you plan on meeting the group at the orientation venue, please advise your IFSA-Butler program advisor of your plans to do so.
Independent Travel Option:
Students who do not take the suggested flight should arrange their own travel to Santiago, including accommodation and luggage storage if arriving before the program start date. We recommend contacting
Advantage Travel at 800-788-1980 for assistance with travel arrangements.
Independent travelers who do not meet the group at the airport by 11 a.m. on the program start date are responsible for their own transportation to the orientation location.
Return flights:
You must schedule a return flight that leaves no earlier than your program end date. See the Dates and Fees tab on your program's page of the IFSA-Butler website for the program end date, but remember dates are subject to change. Be sure to confirm the exam schedule and the last date of your program once you arrive at your host university.
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