
Do citizens of Chile need a visa for Argentina?
Citizens of Chile don’t need a visa for Argentina and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.
For citizens of Chile: the passport opens 105 countries visa-free; Santiago — Buenos Aires: ≈ 1,140 km, about 2 hours of flying.
Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026
No visa needed
Stay: 90 days
Can I travel to Argentina without a visa on a Chile passport?
Yes, citizens of Chile don’t need a visa for Argentina for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.
Argentina visa rules at a glance
- With a Chile passport you can visit 105 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 22 more require an embassy visa.
- By the number of visa-free destinations, the Chile passport ranks 46th of 199.
- Chile passport: visa-free access to 105 countries; Argentina passport: 106.
- Citizens of Chile and Argentina can travel together visa-free to 102 countries, for example: Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados.
- A language both countries share: Spanish.
- Chile and Argentina share a border, so you can also travel overland.
- Citizens of Argentina, in turn, don’t need a visa for Chile. Chile visa for citizens of Argentina
Travelling to Argentina: good to know
- Santiago — Buenos Aires: about 1,140 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
- No time difference with your country’s capital.
- Local currency: Argentine Peso.
- Languages: Guarani and Spanish.
- Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ARS 1,524.
- Argentina is the 1st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Chile.

Combine your trip
Neighbouring countries and their visa rules for citizens of Chile:
How citizens of neighbouring countries travel to Argentina
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the flight: Santiago — Buenos Aires?
About 2 hours on a direct flight: the capitals are roughly 1,140 km apart. With a connection it takes longer.
What is the time difference with Argentina?
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Do citizens of Argentina need a visa for Chile?
Citizens of Argentina, in turn, don’t need a visa for Chile.
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