Car hire and driving in Ica
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Peru traffic drives on the right. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648807 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648856 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4546664.
Drives from Ica
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ica to Chincha Alta | Peru | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Ica to Ayacucho | Peru | 192 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 56 min |
| Ica to Huancayo | Peru | 230 km (143 mi) | about 3 h 31 min |
| Ica to San Francisco De Borja | Peru | 260 km (161 mi) | about 3 h 58 min |
| Ica to Santa Anita - Los Ficus | Peru | 262 km (163 mi) | about 4 h |
| Ica to Lima | Peru | 266 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Ica to Callao | Peru | 271 km (169 mi) | about 4 h 8 min |
| Ica to Cusco | Peru | 411 km (256 mi) | about 6 h 16 min |
| Ica to Huánuco | Peru | 464 km (289 mi) | about 7 h 5 min |
| Ica to Arequipa | Peru | 519 km (323 mi) | about 7 h 55 min |
| Ica to Huaraz | Peru | 542 km (337 mi) | about 8 h 16 min |
| Ica to Juliaca | Peru | 623 km (387 mi) | about 9 h 30 min |
| Ica to Quito | Ecuador | 1,570 km (975 mi) | about 23 h 56 min |
| Ica to Guayaquil | Ecuador | 1,397 km (868 mi) | about 21 h 19 min |
| Ica to La Paz | Bolivia | 857 km (532 mi) | about 13 h 4 min |
| Ica to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,404 km (872 mi) | about 21 h 24 min |
| Ica to Trujillo | Peru | 754 km (468 mi) | about 11 h 30 min |
| Ica to Cochabamba | Bolivia | 1,088 km (676 mi) | about 16 h 36 min |
| Ica to Cuenca | Ecuador | 1,294 km (804 mi) | about 19 h 44 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 Ica?
The right, as everywhere in Peru.
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.