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Time difference between Costa Rica and Chile

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Chile has multiple time zones, that reason we now list some of the most important places with their respective local times.

Actual local time in Costa Rica

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Actual local time in Chile

City Time
Santiago (most of Chile) ??:??
Valparaíso (most of Chile) ??:??
Antofagasta (most of Chile) ??:??
Araucanía (most of Chile) ??:??
Atacama (most of Chile) ??:??
Bío-Bío (most of Chile) ??:??
Coquimbo (most of Chile) ??:??
Los Lagos (most of Chile) ??:??
Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (most of Chile) ??:??
Maule (most of Chile) ??:??
Region Metropolitana (most of Chile) ??:??
Tarapacá (most of Chile) ??:??
Isla de Pascua (Easter Island) ??:??

    Chile time changes in 2026

  • -04 standard time (UTC-4) takes effect on 2026-04-05 at 03:00.
  • -03 daylight saving time (UTC-3) takes effect on 2026-09-06 at 04:00.
  • -06 standard time (UTC-6) takes effect on 2026-04-05 at 03:00.
  • -05 daylight saving time (UTC-5) takes effect on 2026-09-06 at 04:00.

If it's 12PM in Costa Rica, what time is it in Chile?

When it's 12:00 PM in San José, Costa Rica, time in Santiago, Chile is 03:00 PM.

Inverse calculation

Distance between Costa Rica and Chile

City of Costa Rica:
City of Chile:

San José, Costa Rica's latitude is 9.94 and its longitude is -84.1. Santiago, Chile's latitude is -32.45 and its longitude is -70.66. The distance in kilometers between Costa Rica and Chile is 4,925 km.

 

Traveling from San José to Santiago

By car, it would take you approximately 61.56 hours to get to Santiago, Chile driving non-stop from San José, Costa Rica at a constant speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

By plane, it would take you approximately 8.21 hours to get to Santiago, Chile taking a direct flight from San José, Costa Rica.

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