Overview
- Authorities on Saturday reported about 50 minutes from the tunnel to Chile’s Los Libertadores and roughly 10 minutes returning via Roque Carranza.
- The corridor is open in both directions for all vehicle types, with traffic far lighter than the seven to eight hours recorded during Carnival 2025.
- Friday updates showed wait times of roughly 20–25 minutes in each direction, after Gendarmería earlier noted around one hour by midday.
- Fewer Mendocinos are crossing this weekend, aligning with exchange houses quoting about CLP 850 per USD versus CLP 950 a year earlier.
- Officials and local outlets advise travelers to verify documentation and Soapex insurance, check high-mountain weather, and prefer internationally enabled credit cards over informal currency exchanges.