Shared day
Our coast day
Shared, with pickup
- Length10 hours
- GuideSpanish, English, Portuguese
- CancelUp to 24 hours
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Valparaiso day tour prices, from the shared bus to a private car
Valparaiso and Vina del Mar day from Santiago
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Valparaiso day tour cost for your group
Select a coast day and the number of people travelling.
- Our coast day10 hours, pickup · per person, from $39
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View - Classic small group10.5 hours, up to 15 · per person, from $35
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View - Wine tasting day10 hours, winery · per person, from $60
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View - Casablanca Valley day10 hours, wine stop · per person, from $72
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All amounts are from-prices on GetYourGuide, converted at the ECB reference rate. Exact prices are shown at booking.
What a Valparaiso day tour from Santiago really costs: the starting prices side by side, what the ticket covers, and the small extras in pesos you should carry in your pocket.
Editorial team, valparaisotour.com · Updated November 11, 2026 · ~7 min read
Facts at a glance
- Our dayThe 10-hour day from Santiago with pickup starts from $39.
- Wine daysDays with a fuller winery visit start from $60 to $75.
- Private carA private full day in and around Valparaiso starts from $290.
- On the dayFor foreign visitors a funicular ride costs CLP 1,000.1
- CancellingOur day can be cancelled free up to 24 hours ahead.
What a Valparaiso day tour costs from Santiago
A Valparaiso day tour from Santiago is one of the cheaper full days you can book in central Chile. The day sold on this site starts from $39 for 10 hours on the road and on foot; the price covers collection from your lodging, and the guiding is done in Spanish, English or Portuguese. That price is the door to the whole coast: the tasting stop on the way out, Valparaiso up on its hills, Vina del Mar among its flowerbeds, surf at Renaca and the rocks at Concon.
Shared days by other operators sit close to it. A classic small-group day of 10.5 hours, capped at 15 people, starts from $35, and a 10-hour day that adds Renaca Beach and the Fonck Museum starts from $40. Another shared day of the same length, with Valparaiso, Vina del Mar and Renaca, starts from $44. The spread between them is small, so what decides it is the list of stops and the language you want the stories in, more than the price.
The real jumps in price come when the day changes character. Add a proper winery visit and you move into a higher band; hire a car and guide for your own party and the starting price multiplies. The sections below take each band in turn, then list the costs that no tour ticket covers, so you can set a realistic budget for the whole day rather than just the booking.
Side by side
Valparaiso tour prices compared
| Tour | Length | From | What stands out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our coast day | 10 hours | $39 | Pickup, tasting stop |
| Classic small group | 10.5 hours | $35 | Up to 15 guests |
| Wine tasting day | 10 hours | $60 | Up to 15 guests |
| Viator wine day | 10 hours | $75 | Winery sample |
| Private full day | 9 hours | $290 | Your party only |
| Street art walk | 2 hours | $46 | Up to 6 walkers |
All are from-prices, not quotes; the price you see depends on the date and party.
What the shared day includes, and what it leaves to you
The listing of our day names its inclusions plainly. Collection from your lodging is part of the booking, with the details shown as you check dates, and the guiding comes in the languages the listing names. On the way to the coast the bus halts so you can sample local wine and olive oil free of charge, a stop the listing puts in the Curacavi Valley. That stop is a courtesy tasting rather than a full winery tour, so treat it as a taste, not a cellar visit.
The listing does not name lunch or funicular fares as included, and it gives no meeting point, group size or timetable. Plan for those costs yourself. Vina del Mar is a natural place for lunch, where you choose a place and pay as you go; the funiculars of Valparaiso charge foreign visitors CLP 1,000 per ride, so a couple of rides adds little but needs small notes.1
Children travel at a child rate, but the listing attaches one condition: the rate applies only when the child comes with 2 paying adults. A parent travelling alone with a child should check the price at checkout rather than assume the discount. The dress code is casual, and confirmation arrives when you book, so there is no waiting period before you know your seat is held.
Time for your money
How long each kind of Valparaiso tour lasts
- Classic day10.5
- Our coast day10
- Private full day9
- Walk on foot2.5
- Street art walk2
Durations as each listing states them.
Wine days and boat days cost more for a reason
If the wine matters to you, the Valparaiso full day tour with a real winery stop is the band to look at. A 10-hour day from Santiago with a Casablanca wine tour starts from $61, and another 10-hour day with a wine tasting, limited to 15 guests, starts from $60. A wine day on Viator, with a 40-minute wine sample at a Casablanca winery, starts from $75.
Chile's national tourism service prices an independent Casablanca estate visit at CLP 15,000 to 40,000 per guest, which gives you a sense of what the winery part of these days is worth.4 A combined day also solves the driving problem: in Chile you may not drive after drinking alcohol, so a tasting on a self-drive day means someone in your group stays sober.5
Boat days add a bay cruise to the coast. One 10-hour day with a coastal cruise starts from $42, and a day with a boat ride and a boutique winery tasting starts from $69. If you would rather keep the shared day and add the water yourself, boat rides leave from Muelle Prat, a short walk from Plaza Sotomayor in the old centre.6
Your budget
Which price band suits you
Match the way you travel with the band that gives you most for it.
If I want the cheapest full day
A shared day
Shared days with pickup start from $35 to $44.
If Wine is the point of the trip
A wine day
The 10-hour coast and Casablanca day is priced from $61.
If We are a big family or group
Compare a private car
A private 9-hour day for your party alone starts from $290.
If I already sleep in Valparaiso
A guided walk
A 2.5-hour walk on foot starts from $23.
If I travel alone with my child
Check the child rate
Our day applies the child rate only with 2 paying adults.
Budget bands
Pick the band that fits your trip
For wine lovers
Wine and coast
Winery stop added
- Length10 hours
- GroupUp to 15
- WineWinery tasting
For groups
Private full day
Your own car and guide
- Length9 hours
- GroupYour party only
- ExtraFunicular ride
Private cars and transfers: the top of the range
A private full day of 9 hours in and around Valparaiso, with pickup, a funicular ride and a guide in English, Spanish or Italian, starts from $290. Private days from Santiago itself run higher: one 10-hour private day lists a starting price of $400. Neither listing says whether that is a price per person or for the whole party, so check the total at checkout for your group size.
If you only need the ride, a private one-way car from the capital to either coastal city needs 2 hours and costs from $110, for bookings of at least 2 and at most 15 people. That suits travellers who plan to stay on the coast for a night or more rather than return to Santiago the same evening.
A private day earns its price when your party is large enough to fill a car, when someone needs a slower pace on steep streets, or when you want to choose the stops. For a solo traveller or a couple the shared day is the better value by a wide margin, and the stops are much the same: the hills, the port, the Vina waterfront and the coast to the north.
Money through the day
Where the pesos go on a coast day
When booking
Reserve, pay later
Our day lets you reserve now and pay later, with free cancellation until 24 hours before.
Setting off
Pickup and tasting
Pickup and the courtesy wine and olive oil tasting are part of the day.
In the hills
Funicular rides
Each ride costs a foreign visitor CLP 1,000.1
On the coast
Lunch in Vina
Lunch is not listed as included, so it is your own cost.
Optional
Museums
La Sebastiana charges CLP 11,000; the Baburizza Palace museum is free.2,3
Doing Valparaiso as a walk instead
If you already sleep on the coast, a guided walk replaces the long drive. A small-group walk of 2 hours, for up to 6 people, covering murals and lifts from Muelle Prat, costs from $46. A walk of 2.5 hours on foot only starts from $23, and a 3-hour walk of the main sights from the Hotel Reina Victoria starts from $31.
Valparaiso also has tip-based walks, where the amount is yours to set once the walk is over.7 They are not sold through booking platforms, so they do not appear in our price comparisons, but they are a good fit for budget travellers who want a guide without a fixed fee. Our page on free walking tours explains how they work and how they compare with paid walks.
Walking is not the same product as a Valparaiso one day tour from Santiago. A walk covers the hills in depth but leaves out Vina del Mar, Renaca and Concon, and it assumes you have already paid your own way to the coast. Frequent coaches leave the Alameda and Pajaritos terminals in Santiago and need almost 2 hours each way.8
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A day trip from Santiago to colourful Valparaiso
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On Cerro Alegre, you can wander past cafés, restaurants, shops, and artists’ studios until you reach Baburizza Palace, home to Valparaíso’s Fine Arts Museum.
Money checklist
Before you pay for the day
Book3
- Compare the from-price with the stops each day lists
- Note the free cancellation window of your booking
- Check the child rate rules if you travel with children
Carry3
- Small peso notes for funiculars and cafes
- A card for lunch and larger purchases
- Your booking confirmation on your phone
Budget for3
- Lunch in Vina del Mar
- Funicular rides in the hills
- Optional museum tickets
The small costs on the coast, in pesos
Chilean shops price in pesos, with banknotes running from 1,000 up to 20,000, and Chile Travel recommends keeping cash on hand.9,10 On a Valparaiso day that advice is practical. Funicular ticket booths, small cafes on the hills and street sellers handle small sums, and a few low notes save time at every one of them.
Museums vary. La Sebastiana, the house museum of Pablo Neruda, charges CLP 11,000 for general admission, while the Baburizza Palace museum on Cerro Alegre lets you in without a ticket.2,3 Whether a shared day leaves time to go inside a museum depends on the guide and the group, so treat entry fees as optional extras.
No official tipping rate exists for guides in Chile, so decide on the day based on the service you received. A tip-based walk is different: there the amount you leave at the end is the whole price of the tour, and the operator leaves it entirely to you.7 Keep a little cash aside for it if you join one.
Is the cheapest day the right one for you
Price is only one line on the comparison. Our day carries 4,090 reviews averaging 4.2; in the breakdown, guiding and transport each score 4.4 and value scores 4.2. That is a large body of opinion for a day that starts from $39, and it tells you the format works for most of the people who book it: a long, busy day with plenty of ground covered for the money.
A dearer day can buy you a different experience rather than a better one. The Casablanca Valley day from $72 has 1,960 reviews; its guiding scores 4.9 and its value 4.6. What you get for the extra is a winery stop and a route through the hills with Ascensor El Peral and Cerro Alegre named in its stops. If those named stops matter to you, the higher price is easy to justify.
The fair way to compare is to list the places you most want to see and check which listings name them. Our day lists the tasting halt, the painted houses of the port, the gardens of its neighbour and the northern shore as far as Concon. If that covers your wish list, the lowest price is also the right one; if you want a long winery visit or a museum, pay for the day that promises it.
FAQ
Quick questions get quick answers.
How much is a Valparaiso day tour from Santiago?
From $39 for our day.
The 10-hour shared day with pickup starts there; other shared days start from $35 to $44.
Is lunch included in the price?
The listing does not say so.
Lunch is not named among the inclusions, so budget for a meal in Vina del Mar.
How much do the funiculars cost?
CLP 1,000 per ride.
That is the fare for foreign visitors on the city's funiculars, so carry small notes.1
Do children pay less?
Yes, with a condition.
The child rate applies only when the child comes with 2 paying adults.
What does a private Valparaiso tour cost?
From $290 for a full day.
A private day of 9 hours with collection starts there; a private ride alone starts from $110.
Can I pay by card on the day?
Bring some cash too.
Chile's tourism service advises always carrying some cash, which helps at funicular booths and small cafes.10
Can I cancel if plans change?
Yes, up to 24 hours before.
Our day offers free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
Sources
- Sernatur, Chile National Tourism Service (chile.travel) · What to Do in Valparaiso and Vina del Mar: 7 Must-Sees ↩
- Sernatur, Chile National Tourism Service (chile.travel) · What to Do in Valparaiso and Vina del Mar: 7 Must-Sees ↩
- Sernatur, Chile National Tourism Service (chile.travel) · What to Do in Valparaiso and Vina del Mar: 7 Must-Sees ↩
- Sernatur, Chile National Tourism Service (chile.travel) · Wine tourism in Chile: 5 unmissable valleys ↩
- Sernatur, Chile National Tourism Service (chile.travel) · Casablanca Valley ↩
- Sernatur, Chile National Tourism Service (chile.travel) · What to Do in Valparaiso and Vina del Mar: 7 Must-Sees ↩
- Tours 4 Tips (operator page for its own tours) · About us ↩
- Sernatur, Chile National Tourism Service (chile.travel) · Valparaiso ↩
- Sernatur, Chile National Tourism Service (chile.travel) · Currency and costs ↩
- Sernatur, Chile National Tourism Service (chile.travel) · Don't go to Chile without knowing this! 5 essential tips ↩
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