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Juliaca · Peru

Car hire and driving in Juliaca

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

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In Peru traffic drives on the right. Picking up at JUL means 4 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648807 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648856 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4546664.

Drives from Juliaca

Car rental from Juliaca: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Juliaca to PunoPeru40 km (25 mi)about 36 min
Juliaca to ArequipaPeru180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Juliaca to La PazBolivia239 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Juliaca to TacnaPeru280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Juliaca to CuscoPeru295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Juliaca to AricaChile331 km (206 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Juliaca to OruroBolivia425 km (264 mi)about 6 h 29 min
Juliaca to QuillacolloBolivia462 km (287 mi)about 7 h 3 min
Juliaca to CochabambaBolivia473 km (294 mi)about 7 h 12 min
Juliaca to SacabaBolivia485 km (301 mi)about 7 h 24 min
Juliaca to AyacuchoPeru511 km (318 mi)about 7 h 48 min
Juliaca to IquiqueChile524 km (326 mi)about 8 h
Juliaca to LimaPeru838 km (521 mi)about 12 h 47 min
Juliaca to ManausBrazil1,768 km (1,099 mi)about 26 h 58 min
Juliaca to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia783 km (487 mi)about 11 h 56 min
Juliaca to AsunciónParaguay1,694 km (1,053 mi)about 25 h 50 min
Juliaca to CallaoPeru848 km (527 mi)about 12 h 56 min
Juliaca to TrujilloPeru1,269 km (788 mi)about 19 h 21 min
Juliaca to Campo GrandeBrazil1,727 km (1,073 mi)about 26 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 Juliaca?

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 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.