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El Vigía · Venezuela

Car hire and driving in El Vigía

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Venezuela traffic drives on the right. Picking up at VIG means 2 km (1 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648920 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from El Vigía

Car rental from El Vigía: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
El Vigía to EjidoVenezuela46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
El Vigía to San Carlos del ZuliaVenezuela52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
El Vigía to MéridaVenezuela54 km (33 mi)about 49 min
El Vigía to TáribaVenezuela108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
El Vigía to San CristóbalVenezuela114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
El Vigía to CúcutaColombia122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
El Vigía to ValeraVenezuela140 km (87 mi)about 2 h 8 min
El Vigía to BarinasVenezuela157 km (97 mi)about 2 h 23 min
El Vigía to Alto BarinasVenezuela157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
El Vigía to Ciudad OjedaVenezuela181 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
El Vigía to MachiquesVenezuela189 km (117 mi)about 2 h 53 min
El Vigía to OcañaColombia191 km (119 mi)about 2 h 55 min
El Vigía to BogotáColombia520 km (323 mi)about 7 h 55 min
El Vigía to CaracasVenezuela564 km (350 mi)about 8 h 36 min
El Vigía to QuitoEcuador1,243 km (773 mi)about 18 h 58 min
El Vigía to GuayaquilEcuador1,509 km (938 mi)about 23 h 1 min
El Vigía to CaliColombia788 km (490 mi)about 12 h 1 min
El Vigía to MedellínColombia506 km (314 mi)about 7 h 43 min
El Vigía to MaracaiboVenezuela226 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
El Vigía to ValenciaVenezuela437 km (271 mi)about 6 h 39 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in El Vigía?

The right, as everywhere in Venezuela.

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.