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Valparaíso · Chile

Car hire and driving in Valparaíso

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 88 km (55 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 Valparaíso

Car rental from Valparaíso: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Valparaíso to LampaChile76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 9 min
Valparaíso to ColinaChile91 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Valparaíso to QuilicuraChile93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Valparaíso to RencaChile95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Valparaíso to Lo PradoChile96 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Valparaíso to MaipúChile96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Valparaíso to SantiagoChile103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Valparaíso to San BernardoChile106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Valparaíso to La PintanaChile111 km (69 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Valparaíso to PeñalolénChile113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Valparaíso to Puente AltoChile117 km (73 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Valparaíso to RancaguaChile151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Valparaíso to Buenos AiresArgentina1,236 km (768 mi)about 18 h 51 min
Valparaíso to CórdobaArgentina723 km (449 mi)about 11 h 1 min
Valparaíso to AsunciónParaguay1,606 km (998 mi)about 24 h 29 min
Valparaíso to MontevideoUruguay1,438 km (893 mi)about 21 h 55 min
Valparaíso to RosarioArgentina1,025 km (637 mi)about 15 h 38 min
Valparaíso to Mar del PlataArgentina1,386 km (861 mi)about 21 h 8 min
Valparaíso to San Miguel de TucumánArgentina927 km (576 mi)about 14 h 9 min
Valparaíso to SaltaArgentina1,096 km (681 mi)about 16 h 43 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 Valparaíso?

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.