Car hire and driving in Araucária
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 CWB means 25 km (16 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 Araucária
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Araucária to Pinhais | Brazil | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Araucária to Almirante Tamandaré | Brazil | 31 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Araucária to Piraquara | Brazil | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Araucária to Colombo | Brazil | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Araucária to Paranaguá | Brazil | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Araucária to Ponta Grossa | Brazil | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Araucária to Joinville | Brazil | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Araucária to Jaraguá do Sul | Brazil | 105 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 36 min |
| Araucária to Blumenau | Brazil | 151 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| Araucária to Itajaí | Brazil | 164 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 30 min |
| Araucária to Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 174 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| Araucária to Brusque | Brazil | 175 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Araucária to São Paulo | Brazil | 361 km (224 mi) | about 5 h 30 min |
| Araucária to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 698 km (434 mi) | about 10 h 39 min |
| Araucária to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,322 km (821 mi) | about 20 h 9 min |
| Araucária to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 844 km (524 mi) | about 12 h 52 min |
| Araucária to Brasília | Brazil | 1,102 km (685 mi) | about 16 h 48 min |
| Araucária to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,580 km (982 mi) | about 24 h 6 min |
| Araucária to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,665 km (1,035 mi) | about 25 h 23 min |
| Araucária to Goiânia | Brazil | 991 km (616 mi) | about 15 h 7 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 Araucária?
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.