La Serena relies on diverse means of transport to connect the downtown
with the peripheral neighborhoods and Coquimbo, such as collective
taxis, taxis and tourbus. In the past the city was the principal railway
center for passengers' transport to travel to the interior zone of
Vicu�a and Ovalle Today the only railroad that even passes along some
sectors of the city is the one from the mine of Iron El Romeral, which
takes the ore to Guayac�n's port in Coquimbo.
Also it relies on a
Terminal de Buses, that provides transport from La Serena to most of the
country and an airport, with daily flights to Santiago, Antofagasta,
Arica, Copiap� and other destinations. Today there is a project to move
the La Florida Airport to another area near to Tongoy, Coquimbo, due to
the population growth of the current area"La Florida", where there are
residential areas very near the airport with the danger that this
implies