Car hire and driving in Canoas
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 POA means 9 km (6 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 Canoas
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canoas to Novo Hamburgo | Brazil | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Canoas to Caxias do Sul | Brazil | 83 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 16 min |
| Canoas to Bento Gonçalves | Brazil | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Canoas to Santa Cruz do Sul | Brazil | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Canoas to Passo Fundo | Brazil | 219 km (136 mi) | about 3 h 20 min |
| Canoas to Criciúma | Brazil | 224 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 25 min |
| Canoas to Pelotas | Brazil | 234 km (145 mi) | about 3 h 34 min |
| Canoas to Lages | Brazil | 248 km (154 mi) | about 3 h 47 min |
| Canoas to Rio Grande | Brazil | 251 km (156 mi) | about 3 h 50 min |
| Canoas to Santa Maria | Brazil | 254 km (158 mi) | about 3 h 53 min |
| Canoas to Tubarão | Brazil | 266 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Canoas to São José | Brazil | 273 km (170 mi) | about 4 h 10 min |
| Canoas to São Paulo | Brazil | 840 km (522 mi) | about 12 h 48 min |
| Canoas to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1,114 km (692 mi) | about 16 h 59 min |
| Canoas to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 854 km (531 mi) | about 13 h 1 min |
| Canoas to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,329 km (826 mi) | about 20 h 16 min |
| Canoas to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,254 km (779 mi) | about 19 h 8 min |
| Canoas to Curitiba | Brazil | 534 km (332 mi) | about 8 h 8 min |
| Canoas to Goiânia | Brazil | 1,485 km (923 mi) | about 22 h 39 min |
| Canoas to Asunción | Paraguay | 819 km (509 mi) | about 12 h 29 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 Canoas?
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.