Send SMS to Chile online
Santiago is Chile's busy capital, home to small businesses like cafes, wine shops, and travel agencies. Schools, clinics, and delivery services frequently use text messages to stay in touch with their customers. They might text to confirm a doctor's appointment, notify parents of a school event, or update customers on a delivery time. Texts are practical here because they reach everyone quickly, even in remote areas like Patagonia, and require no internet.
Chile
+56 · South America
Price per message
$0.00398
- For $40
- 10,050 SMS
- Alphabet
- GSM-7 or Unicode
- 1,000 messages
- $3.98
- Example number
- +56 2 2123 4567
What a bulk SMS campaign to Chile costs
Need a different count? The pricing calculator works it out for any number of messages, and the workspace shows the exact total for your own list, including names merged into the text.
| Recipients | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $0.40 | $0.80 |
| 500 | $1.99 | $3.98 |
| 1,000 | $3.98 | $7.96 |
| 5,000 | $19.90 | $39.80 |
| 10,000 | $39.80 | $79.60 |
Who sends text messages to customers in Chile
Wine tours
Wine tour companies in the Maipo Valley text guests about tasting schedules, pickup times, and special offers.
Clinics
Clinics in Santiago send reminders for appointments, test results, and vaccination schedules.
Delivery services
Delivery companies in Valparaíso text customers about order status, driver updates, and delivery windows.
Schools
Schools in Concepción notify parents about school closures, exam dates, and extracurricular activities.
Phone number format in Chile
A mobile number in Chile has 9 digits after +56 and no leading 0, so (2) 2123 4567 becomes +56 2 2123 4567 in international format. With Chile as the default country you can paste the local form.
Alphabet and message length
Texts in Spanish stay at 160 characters per segment until they use á, í, ó and ú. Those letters are not in GSM-7, so the message becomes Unicode with 70 characters per segment (67 per part). Short reminders written without them stay in one segment, and the composer names each letter that changed the count.
Main languages: Spanish.
Best time to send to Chile
Chile has more than one time zone, from UTC-5 in Easter to UTC-3 in Santiago in January. A campaign scheduled for 10:00 in Santiago reaches other regions earlier or later, so for local reminders split the list by region and schedule each part for its own morning.
Your business
Text Message · Today 09:30
Hi Lee, your order is ready. Collect it today from 2 pm at the front desk.
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Questions about texting Chile
How much does it cost to send an SMS to Chile?
One message (one segment) to Chile costs $0.00398. A campaign to 1,000 people with a short text costs $3.98, and a two-segment text costs twice that. Failed messages are refunded to your credit.
How many messages to Chile does a $40 top-up send?
$40 sends 10,050 single-segment messages to Chile, and more with the bonus on your first top-up. Credit has no expiry date, so what you do not use stays in your account.
How long can a text to Chile be?
Texts in Spanish stay at 160 characters per segment until they use á, í, ó and ú. Those letters are not in GSM-7, so the message becomes Unicode with 70 characters per segment (67 per part). Short reminders written without them stay in one segment, and the composer names each letter that changed the count.
What number format do I use for Chile?
A mobile number in Chile has 9 digits after +56 and no leading 0, so (2) 2123 4567 becomes +56 2 2123 4567 in international format. With Chile as the default country you can paste the local form.
Should I send texts in Spanish or English?
Spanish is preferred, but English can be useful for reaching tourists in areas like Torres del Paine.
Are there busy seasons when texts are more effective?
Texts are especially useful during the grape harvest season and before national holidays like Fiestas Patrias.
Ready to text Chile?
Create an account, paste your Chile numbers and see the exact total before you send. Top up from $40: that is 10,050 messages to Chile.