Why go
- City in Chile.
History
Valdivia is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder, Pedro de Valdivia, and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau Rivers, approximately 15 km (9 mi) east of the coastal towns of Corral and Niebla. Since October 2007, Valdivia has been the capital of Los Ríos Region and is also the capital of Valdivia Province. The 2024 Chilean census recorded 170,043 inhabitants (Valdivianos) in the commune of Valdivia. The main economic activities of Valdivia include tourism, wood pulp manufacturing, forestry, metallurgy, and beer production. The city is also the home of the Austral University of Chile, founded in 1954, the Centro de Estudios Científicos and one of Chile's three environmental courts.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 22 airlines, 40 direct destinations
- LAN Airlines LA (A320, 767-300, A319, 787, 340, A340-300…) · 35 routes: Antofagasta, Arica, Asuncion*, Auckland, Balmaceda*, Bogota*, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Calama, Cancun, Caracas, Concepcion, Copiapo, Cordoba, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Easter Island, Guayaquil, Iquique, La Serena*, Lima, Madrid, Mendoza, Mexico City, Miami, Montevideo, New York, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Punta Cana, Quito, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Sydney*, Temuco
- Sky Airline H2 (A319, A320) · 10 routes: Antofagasta, Buenos Aires, Calama, Concepcion, Copiapo, Iquique, La Serena, Puerto Montt, Sao Paulo, Temuco
- American Airlines AA (767-300, A320, 787) · 5 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Lima*, Miami, New York*, Puerto Montt*
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (A320, A319, 330, 767-300, 777-300) · 4 routes: Iquique*, Lima*, Rio De Janeiro*, Sao Paulo
- Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia AV (A319, A321, 330) · 3 routes: Antofagasta*, Bogota, Lima
- Aerolineas Argentinas AR (737, Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires*
- Air Canada AC (767-300) · 2 routes: Buenos Aires, Toronto
- Korean Air KE (767-300, 76W) · 2 routes: Atlanta*, Lima*
- Qantas QF (A340-300, 747-400) · 2 routes: Auckland*, Sydney
- US Airways US (767-300) · 2 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami
- AeroMéxico AM (762, 767-300) · 1 route: Mexico City
- Air Europa UX (A330-200) · 1 route: Salvador
- Air France AF (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris
- Alitalia AZ (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris*
- BQB Lineas Aereas 5Q (A319) · 1 route: Montevideo
- Copa Airlines CM (737-800) · 1 route: Panama City
- Delta Air Lines DL (76W) · 1 route: Atlanta
- Iberia Airlines IB (342, 345, A340-600) · 1 route: Madrid
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (767-300) · 1 route: Lima*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (777) · 1 route: Buenos Aires
- Pal airlines 5P (737) · 1 route: Antofagasta
- TAM Mercosur PZ (A320) · 1 route: Asuncion
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. We do not yet hold airport or rail details for Valdivia, Chile — check the official tourism sources below for the best routes in.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Valdivia, Chile. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.