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Georgetown · Guyana

Car hire and driving in Georgetown

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

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In Guyana traffic drives on the left. Picking up at GEO means 36 km (22 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648878 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648879 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from Georgetown

Car rental from Georgetown: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Georgetown to ParamariboSuriname346 km (215 mi)about 5 h 17 min
Georgetown to UpataVenezuela488 km (303 mi)about 7 h 26 min
Georgetown to Ciudad GuayanaVenezuela523 km (325 mi)about 7 h 59 min
Georgetown to Boa VistaBrazil524 km (325 mi)about 7 h 59 min
Georgetown to Ciudad BolívarVenezuela612 km (380 mi)about 9 h 20 min
Georgetown to MaturínVenezuela643 km (399 mi)about 9 h 48 min
Georgetown to CarúpanoVenezuela706 km (439 mi)about 10 h 46 min
Georgetown to El TigreVenezuela710 km (441 mi)about 10 h 50 min
Georgetown to AnacoVenezuela753 km (468 mi)about 11 h 29 min
Georgetown to CumanáVenezuela777 km (483 mi)about 11 h 51 min
Georgetown to PorlamarVenezuela779 km (484 mi)about 11 h 53 min
Georgetown to Puerto La CruzVenezuela807 km (501 mi)about 12 h 18 min
Georgetown to BogotáColombia1,779 km (1,105 mi)about 27 h 8 min
Georgetown to CaracasVenezuela1,043 km (648 mi)about 15 h 54 min
Georgetown to ManausBrazil1,121 km (697 mi)about 17 h 6 min
Georgetown to MaracaiboVenezuela1,539 km (956 mi)about 23 h 28 min
Georgetown to ValenciaVenezuela1,145 km (712 mi)about 17 h 28 min
Georgetown to BelémBrazil1,411 km (877 mi)about 21 h 31 min
Georgetown to BarquisimetoVenezuela1,284 km (798 mi)about 19 h 35 min
Georgetown to BarcelonaVenezuela808 km (502 mi)about 12 h 20 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 Georgetown?

The left, as everywhere in Guyana.

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.