Car hire and driving in Curitiba
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 15 km (9 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 Curitiba
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curitiba to Fazenda Rio Grande | Brazil | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Curitiba to Campo Largo | Brazil | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Curitiba to Paranaguá | Brazil | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Curitiba to Ponta Grossa | Brazil | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Curitiba to Joinville | Brazil | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Curitiba to Jaraguá do Sul | Brazil | 119 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Curitiba to Blumenau | Brazil | 167 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 33 min |
| Curitiba to Itajaí | Brazil | 176 km (109 mi) | about 2 h 41 min |
| Curitiba to Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 185 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Curitiba to Camboriú | Brazil | 188 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| Curitiba to Brusque | Brazil | 189 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Curitiba to Guarapuava | Brazil | 220 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Curitiba to São Paulo | Brazil | 339 km (211 mi) | about 5 h 10 min |
| Curitiba to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 678 km (422 mi) | about 10 h 21 min |
| Curitiba to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,345 km (835 mi) | about 20 h 30 min |
| Curitiba to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 821 km (510 mi) | about 12 h 31 min |
| Curitiba to Salvador | Brazil | 1,787 km (1,110 mi) | about 27 h 15 min |
| Curitiba to Brasília | Brazil | 1,082 km (672 mi) | about 16 h 30 min |
| Curitiba to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,601 km (995 mi) | about 24 h 25 min |
| Curitiba to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,668 km (1,037 mi) | about 25 h 27 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 Curitiba?
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.