Chile de Finde
Bunches of grapes at a winery in the Casablanca valley.

72 km from Santiago · straight line

Casablanca Valley

A cool-climate wine valley between Santiago and the coast, with the wineries scattered kilometres from the town.

  • On the list
  • A day
  • Possible with connections

Photograph: Paulo JC Nogueira · CC BY-SA 3.0

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How to get there

Recommended option

A car with a designated driver, a transfer or a tour if you plan to tour wineries. For the town alone, the bus works.

Possible with connections

Departure point
Santiago, on the route towards Valparaíso
Arrival point
The town of Casablanca
Final leg
The wineries are spread across the valley, kilometres from the town and from each other: public transport does not cover that leg.
Booking
Many visits and tastings require booking in advance.
Limitations
If you are going to taste, do not drive. Hire transport or nominate someone who is not drinking.

Alternatives

  • A wine tour with transport included
  • A taxi or transfer hired by the hour

Schedules, fares and conditions may change. Check the latest information before travelling.

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Reviewed: 2026-08-04 · Chile de Finde estimate

Why it's worth the trip

Because it is the closest wine valley to Santiago on the way to the coast, and because the landscape and the food work just as well without drinking.

Landscape

Casablanca was planted late compared with Chile's classic valleys, and that is exactly its character: the Pacific keeps it cool and has pushed production towards whites and lighter reds. The town itself is small and functional; the valley is the point, and it is spread along the route linking Santiago to the coast. It fits into a day, but the landscape — low hills, vineyards and native forest at the edges — asks you to go slowly rather than chain visits together.

  • Valley
The main square of Casablanca, the valley's town centre.
The main square of Casablanca, the valley's town centre. Photograph: Angel Diaz Cofré · CC BY-SA 3.0

What the trip could look like

A calm day: one or two visits booked in advance, a long lunch and vineyard landscape in between.

An idea of how the day would go.

A good fit if

  • An escape with no hiking
  • Food
  • Combining with Valparaíso the same weekend

Maybe not if

  • Anyone hoping to improvise: many visits require booking
  • Anyone driving who wants to taste

Worth knowing

  • Reaching the town is not the same as being able to tour the wineries: they are scattered kilometres apart.
  • Many visits and tastings require booking, and hours and rates change by season.
  • If you are going to taste, do not drive: hire transport or nominate a driver.
  • There are landscape, food and winery options that do not involve drinking at all.

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