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Maldonado · Uruguay

Car hire and driving in Maldonado

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

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In Uruguay traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MVD means 98 km (61 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Maldonado

Car rental from Maldonado: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Maldonado to MontevideoUruguay113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Maldonado to La PlataArgentina274 km (170 mi)about 4 h 11 min
Maldonado to BerazateguiArgentina298 km (185 mi)about 4 h 33 min
Maldonado to QuilmesArgentina302 km (188 mi)about 4 h 37 min
Maldonado to AvellanedaArgentina313 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 min
Maldonado to Buenos AiresArgentina315 km (196 mi)about 4 h 48 min
Maldonado to LanúsArgentina315 km (196 mi)about 4 h 48 min
Maldonado to Lomas de ZamoraArgentina316 km (196 mi)about 4 h 49 min
Maldonado to EzeizaArgentina326 km (203 mi)about 4 h 58 min
Maldonado to San JustoArgentina331 km (206 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Maldonado to LaferrereArgentina332 km (206 mi)about 5 h 4 min
Maldonado to Isidro CasanovaArgentina333 km (207 mi)about 5 h 5 min
Maldonado to São PauloBrazil1,496 km (930 mi)about 22 h 49 min
Maldonado to Rio de JaneiroBrazil1,755 km (1,090 mi)about 26 h 46 min
Maldonado to SantiagoChile1,451 km (902 mi)about 22 h 8 min
Maldonado to CórdobaArgentina943 km (586 mi)about 14 h 23 min
Maldonado to CuritibaBrazil1,185 km (737 mi)about 18 h 5 min
Maldonado to Porto AlegreBrazil644 km (400 mi)about 9 h 49 min
Maldonado to AsunciónParaguay1,100 km (683 mi)about 16 h 46 min
Maldonado to GuarulhosBrazil1,510 km (938 mi)about 23 h 2 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 Maldonado?

The right, as everywhere in Uruguay.

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.