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Ilhéus · Brazil

Car hire and driving in Ilhéus

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

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In Brazil traffic drives on the right. Picking up at IOS means 2 km (1 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 Ilhéus

Car rental from Ilhéus: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ilhéus to ItabunaBrazil27 km (17 mi)about 24 min
Ilhéus to JequiéBrazil154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Ilhéus to Porto SeguroBrazil184 km (114 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Ilhéus to EunápolisBrazil185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Ilhéus to Vitória da ConquistaBrazil194 km (121 mi)about 2 h 58 min
Ilhéus to Santo Antônio de JesusBrazil205 km (127 mi)about 3 h 8 min
Ilhéus to SalvadorBrazil211 km (131 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Ilhéus to Lauro de FreitasBrazil225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Ilhéus to Simões FilhoBrazil234 km (145 mi)about 3 h 34 min
Ilhéus to CamaçariBrazil246 km (153 mi)about 3 h 45 min
Ilhéus to Feira de SantanaBrazil282 km (175 mi)about 4 h 18 min
Ilhéus to AlagoinhasBrazil303 km (189 mi)about 4 h 38 min
Ilhéus to São PauloBrazil1,258 km (782 mi)about 19 h 11 min
Ilhéus to Rio de JaneiroBrazil1,001 km (622 mi)about 15 h 16 min
Ilhéus to Belo HorizonteBrazil771 km (479 mi)about 11 h 46 min
Ilhéus to FortalezaBrazil1,233 km (766 mi)about 18 h 49 min
Ilhéus to BrasíliaBrazil960 km (597 mi)about 14 h 39 min
Ilhéus to CuritibaBrazil1,592 km (989 mi)about 24 h 17 min
Ilhéus to RecifeBrazil876 km (544 mi)about 13 h 21 min
Ilhéus to GoiâniaBrazil1,114 km (692 mi)about 16 h 59 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 Ilhéus?

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.