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Benguela · Angola

Car hire and driving in Benguela

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

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In Angola traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CBT means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648807.

Drives from Benguela

Car rental from Benguela: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Benguela to LobitoAngola28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Benguela to BocoioAngola81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Benguela to BalomboAngola151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Benguela to SumbeAngola160 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Benguela to GabelaAngola219 km (136 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Benguela to CaálaAngola236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Benguela to HuamboAngola254 km (158 mi)about 3 h 53 min
Benguela to LubangoAngola260 km (162 mi)about 3 h 58 min
Benguela to CatchiungoAngola306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Benguela to MossamedesAngola321 km (199 mi)about 4 h 54 min
Benguela to CalumboAngola381 km (237 mi)about 5 h 49 min
Benguela to CuítoAngola384 km (239 mi)about 5 h 51 min
Benguela to LuandaAngola416 km (259 mi)about 6 h 21 min
Benguela to MulenvosAngola413 km (256 mi)about 6 h 18 min
Benguela to VianaAngola408 km (254 mi)about 6 h 14 min
Benguela to KikoloAngola422 km (262 mi)about 6 h 26 min
Benguela to MaiangaAngola415 km (258 mi)about 6 h 20 min
Benguela to CamamaAngola405 km (252 mi)about 6 h 11 min
Benguela to GolfeAngola413 km (257 mi)about 6 h 18 min
Benguela to Hoji ya HendaAngola420 km (261 mi)about 6 h 24 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 Benguela?

The right, as everywhere in Angola.

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.