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Catamarca · Argentina

Car hire and driving in Catamarca

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

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In Argentina traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CTC means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4547615.

Drives from Catamarca

Car rental from Catamarca: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Catamarca to La RiojaArgentina148 km (92 mi)about 2 h 15 min
Catamarca to Santiago del EsteroArgentina167 km (104 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Catamarca to San Miguel de TucumánArgentina192 km (120 mi)about 2 h 56 min
Catamarca to CórdobaArgentina361 km (224 mi)about 5 h 30 min
Catamarca to SaltaArgentina409 km (254 mi)about 6 h 14 min
Catamarca to San JuanArgentina431 km (268 mi)about 6 h 35 min
Catamarca to RawsonArgentina436 km (271 mi)about 6 h 39 min
Catamarca to CopiapóChile463 km (288 mi)about 7 h 4 min
Catamarca to San Salvador de JujuyArgentina478 km (297 mi)about 7 h 17 min
Catamarca to Río CuartoArgentina536 km (333 mi)about 8 h 10 min
Catamarca to San LuisArgentina539 km (335 mi)about 8 h 13 min
Catamarca to La SerenaChile554 km (344 mi)about 8 h 27 min
Catamarca to SantiagoChile723 km (449 mi)about 11 h 1 min
Catamarca to Buenos AiresArgentina979 km (608 mi)about 14 h 56 min
Catamarca to La PazBolivia1,353 km (841 mi)about 20 h 38 min
Catamarca to CuritibaBrazil1,670 km (1,038 mi)about 25 h 28 min
Catamarca to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia1,217 km (756 mi)about 18 h 34 min
Catamarca to Porto AlegreBrazil1,422 km (883 mi)about 21 h 41 min
Catamarca to AsunciónParaguay881 km (547 mi)about 13 h 26 min
Catamarca to MontevideoUruguay1,155 km (718 mi)about 17 h 37 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 Catamarca?

The right, as everywhere in Argentina.

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.