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Lo Prado · Chile

Car hire and driving in Lo Prado

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 SCL means 8 km (5 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 Lo Prado

Car rental from Lo Prado: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lo Prado to ColinaChile27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Lo Prado to QuilpuéChile80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Lo Prado to RancaguaChile81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Lo Prado to Viña del MarChile90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Lo Prado to ValparaísoChile96 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Lo Prado to CuricóChile177 km (110 mi)about 2 h 42 min
Lo Prado to MendozaArgentina186 km (115 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Lo Prado to TalcaChile236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Lo Prado to San RafaelArgentina256 km (159 mi)about 3 h 54 min
Lo Prado to RawsonArgentina291 km (181 mi)about 4 h 26 min
Lo Prado to San JuanArgentina296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 31 min
Lo Prado to ChillánChile373 km (232 mi)about 5 h 42 min
Lo Prado to Buenos AiresArgentina1,145 km (711 mi)about 17 h 27 min
Lo Prado to CórdobaArgentina654 km (406 mi)about 9 h 58 min
Lo Prado to AsunciónParaguay1,556 km (967 mi)about 23 h 44 min
Lo Prado to MontevideoUruguay1,346 km (836 mi)about 20 h 32 min
Lo Prado to RosarioArgentina940 km (584 mi)about 14 h 20 min
Lo Prado to Mar del PlataArgentina1,291 km (802 mi)about 19 h 41 min
Lo Prado to San Miguel de TucumánArgentina908 km (564 mi)about 13 h 51 min
Lo Prado to SaltaArgentina1,090 km (677 mi)about 16 h 37 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 Lo Prado?

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.