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Los Ángeles · Chile

Car hire and driving in Los Ángeles

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 100 km (62 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 Los Ángeles

Car rental from Los Ángeles: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Los Ángeles to Villa MercedesChile34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Los Ángeles to CoronelChile85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Los Ángeles to ConcepciónChile94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Los Ángeles to San Pedro de la PazChile96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Los Ángeles to ChillánChile99 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Los Ángeles to TalcahuanoChile107 km (66 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Los Ángeles to TemucoChile142 km (89 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Los Ángeles to TalcaChile236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Los Ángeles to ValdiviaChile272 km (169 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Los Ángeles to CuricóChile294 km (183 mi)about 4 h 29 min
Los Ángeles to OsornoChile352 km (219 mi)about 5 h 22 min
Los Ángeles to RancaguaChile395 km (245 mi)about 6 h 1 min
Los Ángeles to SantiagoChile472 km (293 mi)about 7 h 12 min
Los Ángeles to Buenos AiresArgentina1,295 km (805 mi)about 19 h 45 min
Los Ángeles to CórdobaArgentina1,007 km (626 mi)about 15 h 21 min
Los Ángeles to MontevideoUruguay1,477 km (918 mi)about 22 h 31 min
Los Ángeles to RosarioArgentina1,176 km (731 mi)about 17 h 56 min
Los Ángeles to Mar del PlataArgentina1,301 km (809 mi)about 19 h 51 min
Los Ángeles to Puente AltoChile458 km (285 mi)about 6 h 59 min
Los Ángeles to San Miguel de TucumánArgentina1,361 km (846 mi)about 20 h 45 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 Los Ángeles?

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.