Car hire and driving in Formosa
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 BSB means 73 km (45 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 Formosa
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formosa to Planaltina | Brazil | 31 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Formosa to Planaltina | Brazil | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Formosa to Plano Piloto | Brazil | 65 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Formosa to Brasília | Brazil | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Formosa to Guará | Brazil | 75 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Formosa to Águas Claras | Brazil | 81 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Formosa to Riacho Fundo II | Brazil | 86 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Formosa to Recanto das Emas | Brazil | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Formosa to Ceilândia | Brazil | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Formosa to Valparaíso de Goiás | Brazil | 91 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Formosa to Samambaia | Brazil | 91 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Formosa to Santa Maria | Brazil | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Formosa to São Paulo | Brazil | 894 km (555 mi) | about 13 h 38 min |
| Formosa to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 928 km (577 mi) | about 14 h 9 min |
| Formosa to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 606 km (376 mi) | about 9 h 14 min |
| Formosa to Salvador | Brazil | 995 km (618 mi) | about 15 h 10 min |
| Formosa to Fortaleza | Brazil | 1,629 km (1,012 mi) | about 24 h 50 min |
| Formosa to Curitiba | Brazil | 1,118 km (695 mi) | about 17 h 3 min |
| Formosa to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,706 km (1,060 mi) | about 26 h 1 min |
| Formosa to Recife | Brazil | 1,590 km (988 mi) | about 24 h 14 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 Formosa?
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.