Car hire and driving in Catalão
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 UDI means 85 km (53 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 Catalão
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalão to Araguari | Brazil | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Catalão to Uberlândia | Brazil | 91 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Catalão to Itumbiara | Brazil | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 5 min |
| Catalão to Patos de Minas | Brazil | 158 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| Catalão to Uberaba | Brazil | 176 km (109 mi) | about 2 h 41 min |
| Catalão to Ituiutaba | Brazil | 183 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Catalão to Araxá | Brazil | 191 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Catalão to Senador Canedo | Brazil | 203 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 5 min |
| Catalão to Aparecida de Goiânia | Brazil | 203 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 6 min |
| Catalão to Luziânia | Brazil | 213 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 15 min |
| Catalão to Goiânia | Brazil | 216 km (134 mi) | about 3 h 17 min |
| Catalão to Anápolis | Brazil | 231 km (143 mi) | about 3 h 31 min |
| Catalão to São Paulo | Brazil | 614 km (381 mi) | about 9 h 22 min |
| Catalão to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 724 km (450 mi) | about 11 h 2 min |
| Catalão to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 464 km (289 mi) | about 7 h 5 min |
| Catalão to Salvador | Brazil | 1,165 km (724 mi) | about 17 h 46 min |
| Catalão to Brasília | Brazil | 265 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Catalão to Curitiba | Brazil | 819 km (509 mi) | about 12 h 29 min |
| Catalão to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,611 km (1,001 mi) | about 24 h 34 min |
| Catalão to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,361 km (846 mi) | about 20 h 45 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 Catalão?
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.