Concepción: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Concepción is a city of 223,574 people in Chile (Biobio), 36 m (118 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Estación Concepción.
Key facts
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Daylight in Concepción runs from about 9 h 41 min a day in late June to 14 h 44 min in late December (computed for -36.83° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Concepción is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,530 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Concepción: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Estación Concepción, Estación Central de Concepción, Chepe, Estación Andalién, Estación Tucapel. Trains to Concepción
Buses to Concepción · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Temuco, 216 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Rancagua, 362 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Talca, 200 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Talcahuano, 13 km
- Chillán, 88 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Valdivia, 333 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Villa Mercedes, 115 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Los Ángeles, 94 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- San Pedro de la Paz, 5 km
- Coronel, 24 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Bethlehem, La Plata, Monterrey, Cascavel, Auckland, Cuenca, Guayaquil, San Miguel de Tucumán, Rosario, Campinas.
Common questions
Which airport serves Concepción?
Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre.
How big is Concepción?
About 223,574 people live in Concepción, across 43 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Concepción in?
America/Santiago, currently UTC-3.
What currency is used in Concepción?
The Peso (CLP). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Concepción?
Temuco (216 km), Rancagua (362 km), Talca (200 km), Talcahuano (13 km), Chillán (88 km).
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.