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✈ SCL → MEX

8H 36M. SANTIAGO TO MEXICO CITY. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.

Flight time
8h 36m
Distance
4,099 mi
Or
6,597 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Santiago to Mexico City

From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America  →  Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America

↔ Flying the other way? Mexico City → Santiago

How long is the flight from Santiago to Mexico City?

A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to Mexico City (MEX) takes about 8 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,099 miles (6,597 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

8h 36m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,099 mi

6,597 km · great-circle

Avg speed

767 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Santiago timezone

UTC-4

America/Santiago

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 976 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1128 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 270 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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