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Copiapó · Chile

Car hire and driving in Copiapó

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 CPO means 46 km (29 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 Copiapó

Car rental from Copiapó: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Copiapó to La SerenaChile296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 31 min
Copiapó to CoquimboChile304 km (189 mi)about 4 h 38 min
Copiapó to La RiojaArgentina409 km (254 mi)about 6 h 14 min
Copiapó to AntofagastaChile413 km (257 mi)about 6 h 18 min
Copiapó to CatamarcaArgentina463 km (288 mi)about 7 h 4 min
Copiapó to San JuanArgentina496 km (308 mi)about 7 h 33 min
Copiapó to RawsonArgentina500 km (310 mi)about 7 h 37 min
Copiapó to San Miguel de TucumánArgentina511 km (317 mi)about 7 h 47 min
Copiapó to CalamaChile564 km (351 mi)about 8 h 36 min
Copiapó to SaltaArgentina567 km (352 mi)about 8 h 39 min
Copiapó to Santiago del EsteroArgentina600 km (373 mi)about 9 h 9 min
Copiapó to San Salvador de JujuyArgentina616 km (383 mi)about 9 h 23 min
Copiapó to SantiagoChile678 km (421 mi)about 10 h 20 min
Copiapó to Buenos AiresArgentina1,394 km (866 mi)about 21 h 15 min
Copiapó to CórdobaArgentina745 km (463 mi)about 11 h 22 min
Copiapó to La PazBolivia1,229 km (764 mi)about 18 h 45 min
Copiapó to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia1,293 km (803 mi)about 19 h 43 min
Copiapó to AsunciónParaguay1,285 km (798 mi)about 19 h 35 min
Copiapó to MontevideoUruguay1,583 km (984 mi)about 24 h 9 min
Copiapó to ArequipaPeru1,226 km (762 mi)about 18 h 42 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 Copiapó?

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.