✈ MEX → SCL
8H 36M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Mexico City to Santiago
From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America → Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America
How long is the flight from Mexico City to Santiago?
A nonstop flight from Mexico City (MEX) to Santiago (SCL) 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
Mexico City timezone
UTC-6
America/Mexico_City
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Time difference
+2h
2 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.