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Peñalolén · Chile

Car hire and driving in Peñalolén

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 25 km (16 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 Peñalolén

Car rental from Peñalolén: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Peñalolén to ColinaChile32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Peñalolén to LampaChile38 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Peñalolén to RancaguaChile80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Peñalolén to QuilpuéChile97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Peñalolén to Viña del MarChile107 km (66 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Peñalolén to ValparaísoChile113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Peñalolén to MendozaArgentina170 km (106 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Peñalolén to CuricóChile180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Peñalolén to San RafaelArgentina240 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Peñalolén to TalcaChile240 km (149 mi)about 3 h 40 min
Peñalolén to RawsonArgentina281 km (175 mi)about 4 h 17 min
Peñalolén to San JuanArgentina286 km (177 mi)about 4 h 21 min
Peñalolén to Buenos AiresArgentina1,127 km (700 mi)about 17 h 11 min
Peñalolén to CórdobaArgentina638 km (396 mi)about 9 h 44 min
Peñalolén to AsunciónParaguay1,543 km (959 mi)about 23 h 32 min
Peñalolén to MontevideoUruguay1,328 km (825 mi)about 20 h 15 min
Peñalolén to RosarioArgentina922 km (573 mi)about 14 h 4 min
Peñalolén to Mar del PlataArgentina1,274 km (791 mi)about 19 h 25 min
Peñalolén to San Miguel de TucumánArgentina899 km (559 mi)about 13 h 43 min
Peñalolén to SaltaArgentina1,083 km (673 mi)about 16 h 31 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 Peñalolén?

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.