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Boa Vista · Brazil

Car hire and driving in Boa Vista

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

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In Brazil traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BVB means 4 km (2 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 Boa Vista

Car rental from Boa Vista: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Boa Vista to GeorgetownGuyana524 km (325 mi)about 7 h 59 min
Boa Vista to UpataVenezuela609 km (378 mi)about 9 h 17 min
Boa Vista to Ciudad GuayanaVenezuela652 km (405 mi)about 9 h 57 min
Boa Vista to ManausBrazil662 km (412 mi)about 10 h 6 min
Boa Vista to Ciudad BolívarVenezuela670 km (416 mi)about 10 h 13 min
Boa Vista to ManacapuruBrazil680 km (423 mi)about 10 h 23 min
Boa Vista to ParamariboSuriname698 km (434 mi)about 10 h 39 min
Boa Vista to ItacoatiaraBrazil708 km (440 mi)about 10 h 48 min
Boa Vista to ParintinsBrazil747 km (464 mi)about 11 h 24 min
Boa Vista to El TigreVenezuela782 km (486 mi)about 11 h 56 min
Boa Vista to MaturínVenezuela819 km (509 mi)about 12 h 29 min
Boa Vista to Puerto AyacuchoVenezuela829 km (515 mi)about 12 h 38 min
Boa Vista to BogotáColombia1,501 km (933 mi)about 22 h 53 min
Boa Vista to CaracasVenezuela1,094 km (680 mi)about 16 h 41 min
Boa Vista to CaliColombia1,761 km (1,094 mi)about 26 h 51 min
Boa Vista to MedellínColombia1,695 km (1,053 mi)about 25 h 50 min
Boa Vista to MaracaiboVenezuela1,488 km (924 mi)about 22 h 41 min
Boa Vista to ValenciaVenezuela1,149 km (714 mi)about 17 h 32 min
Boa Vista to BelémBrazil1,434 km (891 mi)about 21 h 52 min
Boa Vista to BarquisimetoVenezuela1,252 km (778 mi)about 19 h 6 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 Boa Vista?

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.