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Concepción · Chile

Car hire and driving in Concepción

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 6 km (4 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 Concepción

Car rental from Concepción: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Concepción to ChillánChile88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Concepción to Los ÁngelesChile94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Concepción to Villa MercedesChile115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Concepción to TalcaChile200 km (125 mi)about 3 h 3 min
Concepción to TemucoChile216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 18 min
Concepción to CuricóChile262 km (163 mi)about 4 h
Concepción to ValdiviaChile333 km (207 mi)about 5 h 4 min
Concepción to RancaguaChile362 km (225 mi)about 5 h 31 min
Concepción to OsornoChile417 km (259 mi)about 6 h 21 min
Concepción to San BernardoChile418 km (260 mi)about 6 h 23 min
Concepción to La PintanaChile422 km (262 mi)about 6 h 26 min
Concepción to Puente AltoChile422 km (262 mi)about 6 h 26 min
Concepción to SantiagoChile434 km (269 mi)about 6 h 37 min
Concepción to Buenos AiresArgentina1,346 km (836 mi)about 20 h 31 min
Concepción to CórdobaArgentina1,013 km (630 mi)about 15 h 27 min
Concepción to MontevideoUruguay1,532 km (952 mi)about 23 h 22 min
Concepción to RosarioArgentina1,210 km (752 mi)about 18 h 27 min
Concepción to Mar del PlataArgentina1,373 km (853 mi)about 20 h 56 min
Concepción to San Miguel de TucumánArgentina1,336 km (830 mi)about 20 h 22 min
Concepción to SaltaArgentina1,521 km (945 mi)about 23 h 12 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 Concepción?

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.