Car hire and driving in Barra da Tijuca
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 SDU means 23 km (14 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 Barra da Tijuca
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barra da Tijuca to Belford Roxo | Brazil | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Nova Iguaçu | Brazil | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Niterói | Brazil | 30 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Queimados | Brazil | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to São Gonçalo | Brazil | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Itaguaí | Brazil | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Japeri | Brazil | 49 km (31 mi) | about 45 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Magé | Brazil | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Maricá | Brazil | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Petrópolis | Brazil | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Itaboraí | Brazil | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Barra do Piraí | Brazil | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to São Paulo | Brazil | 340 km (211 mi) | about 5 h 11 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 347 km (216 mi) | about 5 h 18 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Salvador | Brazil | 1,228 km (763 mi) | about 18 h 43 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Brasília | Brazil | 934 km (581 mi) | about 14 h 15 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Curitiba | Brazil | 657 km (408 mi) | about 10 h 1 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Goiânia | Brazil | 934 km (580 mi) | about 14 h 15 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,106 km (687 mi) | about 16 h 52 min |
| Barra da Tijuca to Asunción | Paraguay | 1,471 km (914 mi) | about 22 h 26 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 Barra da Tijuca?
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 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.