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Chillán · Chile

Car hire and driving in Chillán

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 CCP means 88 km (55 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 Chillán

Car rental from Chillán: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Chillán to ConcepciónChile88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Chillán to Villa MercedesChile89 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Chillán to TalcahuanoChile91 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Chillán to San Pedro de la PazChile93 km (57 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Chillán to Los ÁngelesChile99 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Chillán to CoronelChile104 km (64 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Chillán to TalcaChile138 km (86 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Chillán to CuricóChile197 km (122 mi)about 3 h
Chillán to TemucoChile241 km (150 mi)about 3 h 40 min
Chillán to RancaguaChile298 km (185 mi)about 4 h 33 min
Chillán to San BernardoChile359 km (223 mi)about 5 h 28 min
Chillán to Puente AltoChile361 km (224 mi)about 5 h 30 min
Chillán to SantiagoChile374 km (233 mi)about 5 h 43 min
Chillán to Buenos AiresArgentina1,259 km (783 mi)about 19 h 12 min
Chillán to CórdobaArgentina930 km (578 mi)about 14 h 11 min
Chillán to MontevideoUruguay1,447 km (899 mi)about 22 h 4 min
Chillán to RosarioArgentina1,122 km (697 mi)about 17 h 7 min
Chillán to Mar del PlataArgentina1,295 km (804 mi)about 19 h 45 min
Chillán to San Miguel de TucumánArgentina1,268 km (788 mi)about 19 h 20 min
Chillán to SaltaArgentina1,458 km (906 mi)about 22 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 Chillán?

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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.