Car hire and driving in Colombo
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 CWB means 27 km (17 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 Colombo
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo to São José dos Pinhais | Brazil | 27 km (17 mi) | about 24 min |
| Colombo to Campo Largo | Brazil | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Colombo to Araucária | Brazil | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Colombo to Fazenda Rio Grande | Brazil | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Colombo to Paranaguá | Brazil | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Colombo to Ponta Grossa | Brazil | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Colombo to Joinville | Brazil | 119 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Colombo to Jaraguá do Sul | Brazil | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Colombo to Blumenau | Brazil | 182 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 46 min |
| Colombo to Itajaí | Brazil | 188 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| Colombo to Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 198 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 1 min |
| Colombo to Camboriú | Brazil | 201 km (125 mi) | about 3 h 4 min |
| Colombo to São Paulo | Brazil | 326 km (203 mi) | about 4 h 58 min |
| Colombo to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 668 km (415 mi) | about 10 h 11 min |
| Colombo to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,359 km (845 mi) | about 20 h 44 min |
| Colombo to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 807 km (501 mi) | about 12 h 18 min |
| Colombo to Salvador | Brazil | 1,772 km (1,101 mi) | about 27 h 1 min |
| Colombo to Brasília | Brazil | 1,066 km (663 mi) | about 16 h 16 min |
| Colombo to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,613 km (1,002 mi) | about 24 h 35 min |
| Colombo to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,666 km (1,035 mi) | about 25 h 24 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 Colombo?
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.