Car hire and driving in Machiques
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Venezuela traffic drives on the right. Picking up at VUP means 87 km (54 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 Machiques
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machiques to Valledupar | Colombia | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Machiques to La Concepción | Venezuela | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Machiques to Maracaibo | Venezuela | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Machiques to Cabimas | Venezuela | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Machiques to Los Puertos de Altagracia | Venezuela | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Machiques to San Carlos del Zulia | Venezuela | 136 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 5 min |
| Machiques to Ciudad Ojeda | Venezuela | 136 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 5 min |
| Machiques to Maicao | Colombia | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 18 min |
| Machiques to Riohacha | Colombia | 169 km (105 mi) | about 2 h 35 min |
| Machiques to El Vigía | Venezuela | 189 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Machiques to Ocaña | Colombia | 221 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Machiques to Ejido | Venezuela | 221 km (138 mi) | about 3 h 23 min |
| Machiques to Bogotá | Colombia | 629 km (391 mi) | about 9 h 36 min |
| Machiques to Caracas | Venezuela | 622 km (387 mi) | about 9 h 30 min |
| Machiques to Quito | Ecuador | 1,321 km (821 mi) | about 20 h 9 min |
| Machiques to Guayaquil | Ecuador | 1,586 km (986 mi) | about 24 h 12 min |
| Machiques to Cali | Colombia | 857 km (533 mi) | about 13 h 5 min |
| Machiques to Medellín | Colombia | 539 km (335 mi) | about 8 h 13 min |
| Machiques to Valencia | Venezuela | 498 km (310 mi) | about 7 h 36 min |
| Machiques to Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 350 km (217 mi) | about 5 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.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Machiques?
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 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.