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La Serena · Chile

Car hire and driving in La Serena

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 5 km (3 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 La Serena

Car rental from La Serena: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
La Serena to CopiapóChile296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 31 min
La Serena to San JuanArgentina317 km (197 mi)about 4 h 50 min
La Serena to RawsonArgentina319 km (198 mi)about 4 h 52 min
La Serena to Viña del MarChile348 km (216 mi)about 5 h 18 min
La Serena to QuilpuéChile350 km (217 mi)about 5 h 20 min
La Serena to ValparaísoChile350 km (217 mi)about 5 h 20 min
La Serena to ColinaChile371 km (230 mi)about 5 h 39 min
La Serena to LampaChile378 km (235 mi)about 5 h 45 min
La Serena to QuilicuraChile388 km (241 mi)about 5 h 55 min
La Serena to RencaChile392 km (244 mi)about 5 h 59 min
La Serena to Lo PradoChile397 km (246 mi)about 6 h 3 min
La Serena to SantiagoChile399 km (248 mi)about 6 h 5 min
La Serena to Buenos AiresArgentina1,317 km (819 mi)about 20 h 5 min
La Serena to CórdobaArgentina696 km (432 mi)about 10 h 37 min
La Serena to La PazBolivia1,524 km (947 mi)about 23 h 14 min
La Serena to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia1,577 km (980 mi)about 24 h 3 min
La Serena to AsunciónParaguay1,434 km (891 mi)about 21 h 52 min
La Serena to MontevideoUruguay1,517 km (943 mi)about 23 h 8 min
La Serena to ArequipaPeru1,502 km (933 mi)about 22 h 55 min
La Serena to RosarioArgentina1,061 km (660 mi)about 16 h 11 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 La Serena?

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.