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Chile Switches to Winter Time, One Hour Behind Argentina

The new gap with Argentina will test how travelers and border posts sync schedules.

Overview

  • Chile, which shifts clocks back one hour at midnight Sunday, moves continental time to UTC-4.
  • The change leaves Chile one hour behind Argentina, so drivers and transport firms must line up bookings and checkpoint windows on both sides.
  • The Cristo Redentor crossing between Mendoza and Chile keeps 24-hour service through June 1 with no change to its current operation.
  • Paso Pehuenche switches to shorter daylight hours for safety, posting 9:00–18:00 for departures from Argentina and 9:00–19:00 for arrivals to Argentina.
  • Easter-weekend crossings through Cristo Redentor topped 10,698 from Mendoza by Thursday night, and officials reported smooth flow helped by clear weather.