Buenos Aires, Argentina → Santiago, Chile
615 nautical miles · Direction: west
The straight-line distance from Buenos Aires to Santiago is 1,139 km (708 miles). Santiago lies roughly west of Buenos Aires; the initial great-circle bearing is 273° (W). It is an international route from Argentina to Chile.
Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina) sits at 34.6037°S, 58.3816°W; Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) is at 33.4489°S, 70.6693°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 273° (W); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~1h 55min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | ~1,481 km · ~18h 31min | Rough estimate: straight line × 1.3 at 80 km/h. Not live routing. |
| 🚆 Rail | No timetable data | Same landmass, so rail may exist — check an operator. |
Rough road-length estimate for Buenos Aires to Santiago: about 1,481 km. This is an estimate, not a routed drive — the actual road distance depends on the road network, crossings and the route chosen.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Buenos Aires and Santiago lies at approximately 34.1795°S, 64.5674°W — the position that is an equal 570 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Santiago (America/Santiago) is 1 hour behind or on the same time as Buenos Aires (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Buenos Aires uses the Argentine Peso (ARS), while Santiago uses the Chilean Peso (CLP). Both share Spanish as a primary language.
All distances from Buenos Aires · All distances from Santiago
The straight-line distance from Buenos Aires to Santiago is approximately 1,139 km (708 miles, 615 nautical miles).
Santiago lies roughly west of Buenos Aires; the initial great-circle bearing is 273° (W).
Estimated flight time is about 1h 55min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
Rough road-length estimate for Buenos Aires to Santiago: about 1,481 km. This is an estimate, not a routed drive — the actual road distance depends on the road network, crossings and the route chosen.
Depending on the date, Santiago (America/Santiago) is 1 hour behind or on the same time as Buenos Aires (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances