Car hire and driving in Barinas
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Venezuela traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BNS means 2 km (1 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 Barinas
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barinas to Guanare | Venezuela | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Barinas to Valera | Venezuela | 88 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Barinas to Mérida | Venezuela | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Barinas to Ejido | Venezuela | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Barinas to Araure | Venezuela | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Barinas to Acarigua | Venezuela | 154 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Barinas to El Vigía | Venezuela | 157 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| Barinas to Carora | Venezuela | 173 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| Barinas to Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 187 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Barinas to Cabudare | Venezuela | 189 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Barinas to Los Rastrojos | Venezuela | 190 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Barinas to San Carlos del Zulia | Venezuela | 191 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Barinas to Bogotá | Colombia | 616 km (383 mi) | about 9 h 24 min |
| Barinas to Caracas | Venezuela | 422 km (262 mi) | about 6 h 26 min |
| Barinas to Quito | Ecuador | 1,346 km (837 mi) | about 20 h 32 min |
| Barinas to Guayaquil | Ecuador | 1,610 km (1,000 mi) | about 24 h 33 min |
| Barinas to Cali | Colombia | 904 km (561 mi) | about 13 h 47 min |
| Barinas to Manaus | Brazil | 1,726 km (1,073 mi) | about 26 h 19 min |
| Barinas to Medellín | Colombia | 645 km (401 mi) | about 9 h 50 min |
| Barinas to Maracaibo | Venezuela | 271 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 8 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 Barinas?
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 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.