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La Plata · Argentina

Car hire and driving in La Plata

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

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In Argentina traffic drives on the right. Picking up at EZE means 54 km (34 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4547615.

Drives from La Plata

Car rental from La Plata: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
La Plata to BerazateguiArgentina29 km (18 mi)about 27 min
La Plata to QuilmesArgentina35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
La Plata to Lomas de ZamoraArgentina45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
La Plata to LanúsArgentina46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
La Plata to AvellanedaArgentina48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
La Plata to Buenos AiresArgentina52 km (32 mi)about 47 min
La Plata to EzeizaArgentina53 km (33 mi)about 48 min
La Plata to LaferrereArgentina61 km (38 mi)about 55 min
La Plata to San JustoArgentina62 km (38 mi)about 56 min
La Plata to Isidro CasanovaArgentina63 km (39 mi)about 57 min
La Plata to CastelarArgentina69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
La Plata to MerloArgentina76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 10 min
La Plata to São PauloBrazil1,672 km (1,039 mi)about 25 h 30 min
La Plata to SantiagoChile1,178 km (732 mi)about 17 h 58 min
La Plata to CórdobaArgentina699 km (435 mi)about 10 h 40 min
La Plata to CuritibaBrazil1,344 km (835 mi)about 20 h 30 min
La Plata to Porto AlegreBrazil832 km (517 mi)about 12 h 42 min
La Plata to AsunciónParaguay1,072 km (666 mi)about 16 h 21 min
La Plata to GuarulhosBrazil1,686 km (1,048 mi)about 25 h 43 min
La Plata to MontevideoUruguay161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 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 Plata?

The right, as everywhere in Argentina.

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.