Drive time

Can you drive from Mendoza to Tupungato in one day?

Yes. It is about 1.5 hours of pure driving on RN40 and RP89, and roughly 1 h 30 min door to door once you add real breaks and a meal. Start early and you arrive with daylight to spare.

Distance

60 miles

Driving only

1 h 30 min

Breaks and meals

0 h

Door to door

1 h 30 min

How we count the time

A 15-minute stop every two hours for fuel, restrooms and a stretch, plus a 45-minute sit-down meal every four hours. Traffic, weather and construction come on top, so check the live route before you leave.

If you want to break it up

Lujan de Cuyo sits 16 miles in, about 0 h 24 min from Mendoza, leaving 44 miles for the next morning. It is the most even split on the route and has plenty of hotels near the highway.

More on this drive

• Full drive guide
• Best places to stop
• Gas cost
• Driving it in an EV