Car hire and driving in Lages
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 LAJ means 6 km (4 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 Lages
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lages to São José | Brazil | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Lages to Criciúma | Brazil | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Lages to Tubarão | Brazil | 148 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Lages to Blumenau | Brazil | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Lages to Brusque | Brazil | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Lages to Palhoça | Brazil | 164 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 30 min |
| Lages to São José | Brazil | 169 km (105 mi) | about 2 h 34 min |
| Lages to Caxias do Sul | Brazil | 172 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Lages to Florianópolis | Brazil | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Lages to Camboriú | Brazil | 187 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Lages to Bento Gonçalves | Brazil | 191 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Lages to Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 191 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Lages to São Paulo | Brazil | 602 km (374 mi) | about 9 h 10 min |
| Lages to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 901 km (560 mi) | about 13 h 45 min |
| Lages to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,075 km (668 mi) | about 16 h 24 min |
| Lages to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,092 km (678 mi) | about 16 h 39 min |
| Lages to Brasília | Brazil | 1,361 km (846 mi) | about 20 h 45 min |
| Lages to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,397 km (868 mi) | about 21 h 18 min |
| Lages to Curitiba | Brazil | 285 km (177 mi) | about 4 h 21 min |
| Lages to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,724 km (1,071 mi) | about 26 h 17 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 Lages?
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.