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Puerto Montt · Chile

Car hire and driving in Puerto Montt

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 PMC means 13 km (8 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 Puerto Montt

Car rental from Puerto Montt: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Puerto Montt to OsornoChile101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Puerto Montt to ValdiviaChile186 km (115 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Puerto Montt to TemucoChile305 km (190 mi)about 4 h 39 min
Puerto Montt to Los ÁngelesChile448 km (278 mi)about 6 h 50 min
Puerto Montt to Villa MercedesChile460 km (286 mi)about 7 h
Puerto Montt to CoronelChile493 km (307 mi)about 7 h 32 min
Puerto Montt to NeuquénArgentina500 km (311 mi)about 7 h 38 min
Puerto Montt to San Pedro de la PazChile515 km (320 mi)about 7 h 51 min
Puerto Montt to ConcepciónChile516 km (321 mi)about 7 h 52 min
Puerto Montt to TalcahuanoChile528 km (328 mi)about 8 h 3 min
Puerto Montt to ChillánChile546 km (339 mi)about 8 h 19 min
Puerto Montt to Comodoro RivadaviaArgentina656 km (408 mi)about 10 h
Puerto Montt to SantiagoChile914 km (568 mi)about 13 h 56 min
Puerto Montt to Buenos AiresArgentina1,483 km (921 mi)about 22 h 37 min
Puerto Montt to CórdobaArgentina1,364 km (848 mi)about 20 h 48 min
Puerto Montt to MontevideoUruguay1,632 km (1,014 mi)about 24 h 54 min
Puerto Montt to RosarioArgentina1,441 km (896 mi)about 21 h 59 min
Puerto Montt to Mar del PlataArgentina1,369 km (851 mi)about 20 h 53 min
Puerto Montt to Puente AltoChile898 km (558 mi)about 13 h 42 min
Puerto Montt to MaipúChile905 km (562 mi)about 13 h 48 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 Puerto Montt?

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.