Car hire and driving in Villa Mercedes
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Chile traffic drives on the right. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648813 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648847 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648848.
Drives from Villa Mercedes
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Mercedes to Los Ángeles | Chile | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Chillán | Chile | 89 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Coronel | Chile | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Concepción | Chile | 115 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Villa Mercedes to San Pedro de la Paz | Chile | 118 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Talcahuano | Chile | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Temuco | Chile | 158 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Talca | Chile | 222 km (138 mi) | about 3 h 23 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Curicó | Chile | 277 km (172 mi) | about 4 h 14 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Valdivia | Chile | 290 km (180 mi) | about 4 h 25 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Osorno | Chile | 366 km (228 mi) | about 5 h 35 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Rancagua | Chile | 377 km (234 mi) | about 5 h 45 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Santiago | Chile | 455 km (283 mi) | about 6 h 56 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,261 km (784 mi) | about 19 h 14 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Córdoba | Argentina | 977 km (607 mi) | about 14 h 54 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,443 km (897 mi) | about 22 h |
| Villa Mercedes to Rosario | Argentina | 1,143 km (710 mi) | about 17 h 25 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Mar del Plata | Argentina | 1,269 km (789 mi) | about 19 h 21 min |
| Villa Mercedes to Puente Alto | Chile | 440 km (274 mi) | about 6 h 43 min |
| Villa Mercedes to San Miguel de Tucumán | Argentina | 1,338 km (831 mi) | about 20 h 24 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Villa Mercedes?
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.