Car hire and driving in Alvorada
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Brazil traffic drives on the right. Picking up at POA means 9 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648833 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648834 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648835.
Drives from Alvorada
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvorada to São Leopoldo | Brazil | 28 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Alvorada to Novo Hamburgo | Brazil | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Alvorada to Caxias do Sul | Brazil | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Alvorada to Bento Gonçalves | Brazil | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Alvorada to Santa Cruz do Sul | Brazil | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Alvorada to Criciúma | Brazil | 221 km (138 mi) | about 3 h 23 min |
| Alvorada to Pelotas | Brazil | 231 km (143 mi) | about 3 h 31 min |
| Alvorada to Passo Fundo | Brazil | 232 km (144 mi) | about 3 h 33 min |
| Alvorada to Rio Grande | Brazil | 246 km (153 mi) | about 3 h 45 min |
| Alvorada to Lages | Brazil | 254 km (158 mi) | about 3 h 52 min |
| Alvorada to Tubarão | Brazil | 263 km (164 mi) | about 4 h 1 min |
| Alvorada to Santa Maria | Brazil | 266 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Alvorada to São Paulo | Brazil | 842 km (523 mi) | about 12 h 50 min |
| Alvorada to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1,113 km (691 mi) | about 16 h 58 min |
| Alvorada to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 856 km (532 mi) | about 13 h 3 min |
| Alvorada to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,331 km (827 mi) | about 20 h 18 min |
| Alvorada to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,263 km (785 mi) | about 19 h 15 min |
| Alvorada to Curitiba | Brazil | 538 km (335 mi) | about 8 h 13 min |
| Alvorada to Goiânia | Brazil | 1,493 km (928 mi) | about 22 h 46 min |
| Alvorada to Asunción | Paraguay | 833 km (517 mi) | about 12 h 42 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Alvorada?
The right, as everywhere in Brazil.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.