Car hire and driving in Cuiabá
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 CGB means 7 km (4 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 Cuiabá
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuiabá to Rondonópolis | Brazil | 184 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Cuiabá to Tangará da Serra | Brazil | 184 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Cuiabá to Sorriso | Brazil | 342 km (212 mi) | about 5 h 13 min |
| Cuiabá to Sinop | Brazil | 420 km (261 mi) | about 6 h 24 min |
| Cuiabá to Jataí | Brazil | 531 km (330 mi) | about 8 h 5 min |
| Cuiabá to Vilhena | Brazil | 540 km (335 mi) | about 8 h 14 min |
| Cuiabá to Campo Grande | Brazil | 560 km (348 mi) | about 8 h 33 min |
| Cuiabá to Rio Verde | Brazil | 602 km (374 mi) | about 9 h 11 min |
| Cuiabá to Trindade | Brazil | 715 km (445 mi) | about 10 h 55 min |
| Cuiabá to Três Lagoas | Brazil | 741 km (460 mi) | about 11 h 18 min |
| Cuiabá to Goiânia | Brazil | 741 km (460 mi) | about 11 h 18 min |
| Cuiabá to Aparecida de Goiânia | Brazil | 744 km (462 mi) | about 11 h 21 min |
| Cuiabá to São Paulo | Brazil | 1,327 km (825 mi) | about 20 h 14 min |
| Cuiabá to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1,579 km (981 mi) | about 24 h 5 min |
| Cuiabá to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,374 km (854 mi) | about 20 h 57 min |
| Cuiabá to Manaus | Brazil | 1,454 km (904 mi) | about 22 h 11 min |
| Cuiabá to Brasília | Brazil | 874 km (543 mi) | about 13 h 20 min |
| Cuiabá to La Paz | Bolivia | 1,292 km (803 mi) | about 19 h 42 min |
| Cuiabá to Curitiba | Brazil | 1,303 km (810 mi) | about 19 h 52 min |
| Cuiabá to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 793 km (493 mi) | about 12 h 5 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 Cuiabá?
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.