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Araure · Venezuela

Car hire and driving in Araure

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Venezuela traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BRM means 53 km (33 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648920 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Araure

Car rental from Araure: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Araure to Los RastrojosVenezuela49 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Araure to CabudareVenezuela50 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Araure to BarquisimetoVenezuela55 km (34 mi)about 51 min
Araure to YaritaguaVenezuela57 km (35 mi)about 52 min
Araure to San CarlosVenezuela72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Araure to GuanareVenezuela81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Araure to San FelipeVenezuela100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Araure to TinaquilloVenezuela109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Araure to CaroraVenezuela113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Araure to ValenciaVenezuela150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Araure to ValeraVenezuela153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Araure to BarinasVenezuela153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Araure to BogotáColombia769 km (478 mi)about 11 h 43 min
Araure to CaracasVenezuela277 km (172 mi)about 4 h 14 min
Araure to QuitoEcuador1,499 km (931 mi)about 22 h 52 min
Araure to GuayaquilEcuador1,762 km (1,095 mi)about 26 h 53 min
Araure to CaliColombia1,056 km (656 mi)about 16 h 6 min
Araure to ManausBrazil1,741 km (1,082 mi)about 26 h 33 min
Araure to MedellínColombia790 km (491 mi)about 12 h 3 min
Araure to MaracaiboVenezuela285 km (177 mi)about 4 h 21 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Araure?

The right, as everywhere in Venezuela.

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.