Car hire and driving in Cotia
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 CGH 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 Cotia
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotia to São Paulo | Brazil | 30 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Cotia to Diadema | Brazil | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Cotia to Caieiras | Brazil | 32 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Cotia to Franco da Rocha | Brazil | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Cotia to São Bernardo do Campo | Brazil | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Cotia to São Caetano do Sul | Brazil | 38 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Cotia to Santo André | Brazil | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Cotia to Francisco Morato | Brazil | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Cotia to Guarulhos | Brazil | 42 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| Cotia to Várzea Paulista | Brazil | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Cotia to Mairiporã | Brazil | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Cotia to Jundiaí | Brazil | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Cotia to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 390 km (242 mi) | about 5 h 56 min |
| Cotia to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,652 km (1,027 mi) | about 25 h 12 min |
| Cotia to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 512 km (318 mi) | about 7 h 49 min |
| Cotia to Salvador | Brazil | 1,478 km (919 mi) | about 22 h 33 min |
| Cotia to Brasília | Brazil | 876 km (545 mi) | about 13 h 22 min |
| Cotia to Curitiba | Brazil | 313 km (194 mi) | about 4 h 46 min |
| Cotia to Goiânia | Brazil | 808 km (502 mi) | about 12 h 19 min |
| Cotia to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 833 km (518 mi) | about 12 h 42 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 Cotia?
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.