Car hire and driving in Balsas
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. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648833 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648834 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648835.
Drives from Balsas
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balsas to Araguaína | Brazil | 242 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 42 min |
| Balsas to Imperatriz | Brazil | 275 km (171 mi) | about 4 h 12 min |
| Balsas to Açailândia | Brazil | 330 km (205 mi) | about 5 h 2 min |
| Balsas to Palmas | Brazil | 386 km (240 mi) | about 5 h 53 min |
| Balsas to Bacabal | Brazil | 392 km (244 mi) | about 5 h 59 min |
| Balsas to Codó | Brazil | 417 km (259 mi) | about 6 h 21 min |
| Balsas to Marabá | Brazil | 417 km (259 mi) | about 6 h 22 min |
| Balsas to Caxias | Brazil | 420 km (261 mi) | about 6 h 24 min |
| Balsas to Timon | Brazil | 446 km (277 mi) | about 6 h 48 min |
| Balsas to Teresina | Brazil | 449 km (279 mi) | about 6 h 51 min |
| Balsas to Parauapebas | Brazil | 457 km (284 mi) | about 6 h 58 min |
| Balsas to Luis Eduardo Magalhães | Brazil | 508 km (315 mi) | about 7 h 44 min |
| Balsas to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,396 km (867 mi) | about 21 h 17 min |
| Balsas to Salvador | Brazil | 1,023 km (636 mi) | about 15 h 36 min |
| Balsas to Fortaleza | Brazil | 931 km (579 mi) | about 14 h 12 min |
| Balsas to Manaus | Brazil | 1,625 km (1,010 mi) | about 24 h 47 min |
| Balsas to Brasília | Brazil | 940 km (584 mi) | about 14 h 20 min |
| Balsas to Recife | Brazil | 1,230 km (764 mi) | about 18 h 46 min |
| Balsas to Goiânia | Brazil | 1,075 km (668 mi) | about 16 h 24 min |
| Balsas to Belém | Brazil | 729 km (453 mi) | about 11 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 Balsas?
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.