Track Your Bus in Real Time – Santiago (RED / Transantiago)

You’re at the bus stop. Staring down the street. Wondering if your bus already passed or if it’s still ten minutes away. It happens millions of times a day across Santiago.

The good news: you no longer have to guess. Every bus on the Metropolitan Network (Transantiago / RED) has GPS, and you can see its exact location on your phone. This guide shows you how.

Why doesn’t Transantiago have fixed arrival times?

Unlike the Metro, buses run on streets with variable traffic. An accident, a closed road or rush hour can delay or speed up any route by several minutes. Published schedules are approximate, not exact.

That’s why the only reliable way to know when your bus is coming is to check its real-time location, not a static timetable.

How to see your bus in real time

¿Cuándo llega la micro? is a free app for iPhone and Android that shows the GPS position of RED buses on an interactive map, right now.

You don’t need to know the bus stop code or memorize schedules. Just open the app, find your route, and see on the map how many blocks away your bus is.

What the app shows

• Live position of each bus on the map
• Route number and color to identify your bus at a glance
• Direction: whether the bus is inbound or outbound
• Full list of routes available on the RED network

How to use it, step by step

1. Download the app (free on the App Store and Google Play)
2. Open the app: you’ll see the map with active buses near your location
3. Select your route from the list to filter only the buses you need
4. Watch the map to see how far away your bus is

From that moment you know exactly how much time you have: whether to head out now, finish your coffee, or wait at home five more minutes.

How long does Transantiago take to arrive? It depends on the route

Frequency varies a lot between routes and times of day:

With the app you can see in real time whether the next bus is close or whether it’s worth sitting down to wait.

Does it work for any Transantiago route?

¿Cuándo llega la micro? uses the official GPS data from the Red Metropolitana de Movilidad, which covers all active RED routes in the Santiago metropolitan area.

Download the app and stop guessing

Knowing when your bus arrives shouldn’t be a mystery. With ¿Cuándo llega la micro? you have that information in your pocket, for free, at any bus stop in Santiago.