Car hire and driving in Joinville
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 NVT means 67 km (42 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 Joinville
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joinville to Jaraguá do Sul | Brazil | 30 km (19 mi) | about 27 min |
| Joinville to Itajaí | Brazil | 70 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Joinville to Blumenau | Brazil | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Joinville to Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Joinville to Camboriú | Brazil | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Joinville to Fazenda Rio Grande | Brazil | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Joinville to Brusque | Brazil | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Joinville to Paranaguá | Brazil | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Joinville to São José dos Pinhais | Brazil | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Joinville to Araucária | Brazil | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Joinville to Piraquara | Brazil | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Joinville to Pinhais | Brazil | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Joinville to São Paulo | Brazil | 379 km (235 mi) | about 5 h 47 min |
| Joinville to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 686 km (426 mi) | about 10 h 28 min |
| Joinville to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,298 km (807 mi) | about 19 h 48 min |
| Joinville to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 869 km (540 mi) | about 13 h 15 min |
| Joinville to Brasília | Brazil | 1,174 km (730 mi) | about 17 h 54 min |
| Joinville to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,596 km (992 mi) | about 24 h 21 min |
| Joinville to Curitiba | Brazil | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Joinville to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,753 km (1,089 mi) | about 26 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 Joinville?
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.