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Coquimbo · Chile

Car hire and driving in Coquimbo

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 LSC means 14 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 Coquimbo

Car rental from Coquimbo: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Coquimbo to CopiapóChile304 km (189 mi)about 4 h 38 min
Coquimbo to San JuanArgentina321 km (200 mi)about 4 h 54 min
Coquimbo to RawsonArgentina323 km (201 mi)about 4 h 55 min
Coquimbo to Viña del MarChile342 km (213 mi)about 5 h 13 min
Coquimbo to ValparaísoChile344 km (214 mi)about 5 h 15 min
Coquimbo to QuilpuéChile344 km (214 mi)about 5 h 15 min
Coquimbo to ColinaChile367 km (228 mi)about 5 h 36 min
Coquimbo to LampaChile373 km (232 mi)about 5 h 41 min
Coquimbo to QuilicuraChile384 km (239 mi)about 5 h 52 min
Coquimbo to RencaChile388 km (241 mi)about 5 h 55 min
Coquimbo to Lo PradoChile392 km (244 mi)about 5 h 59 min
Coquimbo to SantiagoChile395 km (245 mi)about 6 h 1 min
Coquimbo to Buenos AiresArgentina1,323 km (822 mi)about 20 h 10 min
Coquimbo to CórdobaArgentina703 km (437 mi)about 10 h 43 min
Coquimbo to La PazBolivia1,531 km (951 mi)about 23 h 21 min
Coquimbo to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia1,586 km (985 mi)about 24 h 11 min
Coquimbo to AsunciónParaguay1,444 km (897 mi)about 22 h 1 min
Coquimbo to MontevideoUruguay1,523 km (946 mi)about 23 h 13 min
Coquimbo to ArequipaPeru1,507 km (937 mi)about 22 h 59 min
Coquimbo to RosarioArgentina1,068 km (663 mi)about 16 h 17 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 Coquimbo?

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.