How do you combine Santiago and Valparaíso?
Yes. Santiago and Valparaíso combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 3 days in Santiago and a full day in Valparaíso, around 4 days in total.
How the two connect
Santiago and Valparaíso are only about 103 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. Both are served by Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), so a single arrival airport covers the pair.
Suggested days
- Santiago
- 3 days
- Valparaíso
- a full day
- Together
- 4 days · about 103 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Santiago
- Maipo Valley Wine Tour with 4 vineyards from Santiago.
- Valparaiso Port and Viña del Mar with Casablanca Wine Tasting
- Santiago: Valparaiso, Viña del Mar & Casablanca Wine Tour
- Inca Lagoon in Andes Mountain Range - Visit Local Vineyard with Tasting included
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.