# Travesía de los Volcanes, Chile: what it is and when to go > Travesía de los Volcanes is a hiking trail in Chile. Interests: Hiking. The best time to visit is October to April. In December there are 14 h 23 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 37. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/travesia-de-los-volcanes/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-08 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Hiking trail · Hiking - **Where:** Chile - **Best time:** October to April. - **Nearest airport:** SCL Santiago, 225 km as the crow flies - **Website:** [wikiexplora.com](http://www.wikiexplora.com/Traves%C3%ADa_de_los_Volcanes) - **Trail network:** Regional - **Coordinates:** -35.40817, -70.68322 ## What it is and where Travesía de los Volcanes is a hiking trail in Chile. Its coordinates are -35.40817, -70.68322; the nearest main airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL, Santiago), 225 km as the crow flies. How to get around Chile (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-35.408169%2C-70.683219) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-35.408169%2C-70.683219) - **Trail network:** Regional It is one of the [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/senderismo/) places in Chile. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go The best time to visit Travesía de los Volcanes is **October to April**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Best time | 14 h 08 | | February | Best time | 13 h 17 | | March | Best time | 12 h 16 | | April | Best time | 11 h 06 | | May | Possible | 10 h 08 | | June | Possible | 9 h 37 | | July | Possible | 9 h 50 | | August | Possible | 10 h 40 | | September | Possible | 11 h 47 | | October | Best time | 12 h 55 | | November | Best time | 13 h 54 | | December | Best time | 14 h 23 | In December there are 14 h 23 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 37. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Chile in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Chile To enter Chile there are 8 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Book domestic flights and Torres del Paine places”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Chile checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Chilean peso (CLP); plugs: Type C and L · 220 V · 50 Hz (the Spanish two-pin plug usually works); emergencies: 133 police · 131 ambulance · 132 fire brigade. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [Travesía de la Desolación](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/travesia-de-la-desolacion/): Hiking · 249 m - [Greater Patagonian Trail Section 5: Río Colorado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/greater-patagonian-trail-section-5-rio-colorado/): Hiking · 21 km - [Descabezado Grande](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/volcan-descabezado-grande/): Mountain in Curicó Province, Chile · 21 km - [Planchón-Peteroa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/volcan-peteroa/): Complex volcano extending along the border between Argentina and Chile · 21 km - [Cumbre Oeste](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cumbre-oeste/): Summit · 23 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Chile guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/). ## More in Chile: Hiking - [Cerro Provincia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-provincia/): mountain in Chile - [Atacama Refuge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/atacama-refuge/) - [Cabañas Viki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cabanas-viki/) - [Cabin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cabin/) - [Centro Turístico Esteban Yevilao](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/centro-turistico-esteban-yevilao/) - [Etapa 10: Aila – Termas de Epulafquen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/etapa-10-aila-termas-de-epulafquen/) Every Chile place under Hiking, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/senderismo/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Travesía de los Volcanes? It is a hiking trail in Chile. ### When is the best time to visit Travesía de los Volcanes? October to April. In December there are 14 h 23 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 37. ### How do you get to Travesía de los Volcanes? The nearest main airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 225 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-35.408169%2C-70.683219) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Chile is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Chile map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [Travesía de la Desolación](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/travesia-de-la-desolacion/), [Greater Patagonian Trail Section 5: Río Colorado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/greater-patagonian-trail-section-5-rio-colorado/), [Descabezado Grande](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/volcan-descabezado-grande/). The rest is in [the Chile guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/7858091), licensed under the ODbL. Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).