Car hire and driving in Cabo Frio
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 Cabo Frio
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo Frio to Araruama | Brazil | 32 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Cabo Frio to Rio das Ostras | Brazil | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Cabo Frio to Macaé | Brazil | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Cabo Frio to Maricá | Brazil | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Cabo Frio to Nova Friburgo | Brazil | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Cabo Frio to Itaboraí | Brazil | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Cabo Frio to São Gonçalo | Brazil | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Cabo Frio to Magé | Brazil | 107 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Cabo Frio to Niterói | Brazil | 110 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Cabo Frio to Teresópolis | Brazil | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Cabo Frio to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 118 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Cabo Frio to Petrópolis | Brazil | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Cabo Frio to São Paulo | Brazil | 477 km (296 mi) | about 7 h 16 min |
| Cabo Frio to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 385 km (239 mi) | about 5 h 52 min |
| Cabo Frio to Salvador | Brazil | 1,164 km (723 mi) | about 17 h 45 min |
| Cabo Frio to Brasília | Brazil | 1,004 km (624 mi) | about 15 h 18 min |
| Cabo Frio to Curitiba | Brazil | 787 km (489 mi) | about 12 h 1 min |
| Cabo Frio to Goiânia | Brazil | 1,024 km (636 mi) | about 15 h 37 min |
| Cabo Frio to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,212 km (753 mi) | about 18 h 29 min |
| Cabo Frio to Asunción | Paraguay | 1,607 km (999 mi) | about 24 h 30 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 Cabo Frio?
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.