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Arica · Chile

Car hire and driving in Arica

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Chile traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ARI means 15 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648813 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648847 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648848.

Drives from Arica

Car rental from Arica: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Arica to TacnaPeru51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Arica to IquiqueChile194 km (120 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Arica to Alto HospicioChile200 km (125 mi)about 3 h 3 min
Arica to ArequipaPeru266 km (165 mi)about 4 h 3 min
Arica to PunoPeru295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Arica to La PazBolivia317 km (197 mi)about 4 h 50 min
Arica to JuliacaPeru331 km (206 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Arica to OruroBolivia343 km (213 mi)about 5 h 14 min
Arica to QuillacolloBolivia442 km (275 mi)about 6 h 45 min
Arica to CochabambaBolivia455 km (282 mi)about 6 h 56 min
Arica to CalamaChile465 km (289 mi)about 7 h 6 min
Arica to SacabaBolivia467 km (290 mi)about 7 h 7 min
Arica to LimaPeru1,016 km (631 mi)about 15 h 29 min
Arica to CórdobaArgentina1,563 km (972 mi)about 23 h 51 min
Arica to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia756 km (470 mi)about 11 h 32 min
Arica to AsunciónParaguay1,508 km (937 mi)about 23 h
Arica to CallaoPeru1,023 km (636 mi)about 15 h 36 min
Arica to TrujilloPeru1,489 km (925 mi)about 22 h 42 min
Arica to Campo GrandeBrazil1,655 km (1,028 mi)about 25 h 14 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Arica?

The right, as everywhere in Chile.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.