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Macapá · Brazil

Car hire and driving in Macapá

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

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In Brazil traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MCP means 1 km (1 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 Macapá

Car rental from Macapá: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Macapá to BrevesBrazil202 km (126 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Macapá to CametáBrazil308 km (191 mi)about 4 h 42 min
Macapá to AbaetetubaBrazil312 km (194 mi)about 4 h 45 min
Macapá to BarcarenaBrazil321 km (200 mi)about 4 h 54 min
Macapá to BelémBrazil330 km (205 mi)about 5 h 2 min
Macapá to AnanindeuaBrazil338 km (210 mi)about 5 h 9 min
Macapá to MaritubaBrazil340 km (211 mi)about 5 h 11 min
Macapá to CastanhalBrazil379 km (236 mi)about 5 h 47 min
Macapá to AltamiraBrazil382 km (237 mi)about 5 h 50 min
Macapá to TucuruíBrazil450 km (280 mi)about 6 h 52 min
Macapá to SantarémBrazil490 km (304 mi)about 7 h 28 min
Macapá to BragançaBrazil493 km (307 mi)about 7 h 31 min
Macapá to FortalezaBrazil1,453 km (903 mi)about 22 h 9 min
Macapá to ManausBrazil1,055 km (656 mi)about 16 h 5 min
Macapá to Ciudad GuayanaVenezuela1,581 km (982 mi)about 24 h 6 min
Macapá to São LuísBrazil804 km (500 mi)about 12 h 16 min
Macapá to TeresinaBrazil1,080 km (671 mi)about 16 h 29 min
Macapá to MaturínVenezuela1,721 km (1,070 mi)about 26 h 15 min
Macapá to Porto VelhoBrazil1,726 km (1,073 mi)about 26 h 19 min
Macapá to Boa VistaBrazil1,112 km (691 mi)about 16 h 57 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 Macapá?

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 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.