Car hire and driving in Criciúma
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. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648833 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648834 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648835.
Drives from Criciúma
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criciúma to Tubarão | Brazil | 42 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| Criciúma to São José | Brazil | 55 km (34 mi) | about 51 min |
| Criciúma to Palhoça | Brazil | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Criciúma to Lages | Brazil | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Criciúma to São José | Brazil | 139 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Criciúma to Florianópolis | Brazil | 145 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 12 min |
| Criciúma to Brusque | Brazil | 181 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 46 min |
| Criciúma to Caxias do Sul | Brazil | 184 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Criciúma to Camboriú | Brazil | 197 km (122 mi) | about 3 h |
| Criciúma to Blumenau | Brazil | 198 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 1 min |
| Criciúma to Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 201 km (125 mi) | about 3 h 4 min |
| Criciúma to Novo Hamburgo | Brazil | 204 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Criciúma to São Paulo | Brazil | 632 km (393 mi) | about 9 h 39 min |
| Criciúma to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 892 km (554 mi) | about 13 h 36 min |
| Criciúma to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,077 km (669 mi) | about 16 h 26 min |
| Criciúma to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,118 km (695 mi) | about 17 h 3 min |
| Criciúma to Brasília | Brazil | 1,442 km (896 mi) | about 21 h 59 min |
| Criciúma to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,457 km (905 mi) | about 22 h 13 min |
| Criciúma to Curitiba | Brazil | 361 km (225 mi) | about 5 h 31 min |
| Criciúma to Goiânia | Brazil | 1,334 km (829 mi) | about 20 h 21 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 Criciúma?
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.