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La Concepción · Venezuela

Car hire and driving in La Concepción

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

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In Venezuela traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MAR means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648920 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from La Concepción

Car rental from La Concepción: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
La Concepción to Los Puertos de AltagraciaVenezuela36 km (22 mi)about 33 min
La Concepción to CabimasVenezuela49 km (30 mi)about 45 min
La Concepción to Ciudad OjedaVenezuela74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
La Concepción to MaicaoColombia95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
La Concepción to MachiquesVenezuela100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 31 min
La Concepción to RiohachaColombia156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 22 min
La Concepción to ValleduparColombia156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 22 min
La Concepción to San Carlos del ZuliaVenezuela180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
La Concepción to ValeraVenezuela198 km (123 mi)about 3 h 1 min
La Concepción to CaroraVenezuela198 km (123 mi)about 3 h 2 min
La Concepción to Punta CardónVenezuela211 km (131 mi)about 3 h 13 min
La Concepción to Punto FijoVenezuela215 km (134 mi)about 3 h 17 min
La Concepción to BogotáColombia712 km (443 mi)about 10 h 52 min
La Concepción to CaracasVenezuela542 km (337 mi)about 8 h 16 min
La Concepción to QuitoEcuador1,415 km (879 mi)about 21 h 35 min
La Concepción to GuayaquilEcuador1,680 km (1,044 mi)about 25 h 38 min
La Concepción to CaliColombia952 km (591 mi)about 14 h 31 min
La Concepción to MedellínColombia636 km (395 mi)about 9 h 42 min
La Concepción to ValenciaVenezuela423 km (263 mi)about 6 h 27 min
La Concepción to BarquisimetoVenezuela278 km (173 mi)about 4 h 15 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 La Concepción?

The right, as everywhere in Venezuela.

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.