Car hire and driving in Niterói
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 SDU means 7 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 Niterói
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niterói to Magé | Brazil | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Niterói to São João de Meriti | Brazil | 29 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Niterói to Itaboraí | Brazil | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Niterói to Maricá | Brazil | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Niterói to Barra da Tijuca | Brazil | 30 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Niterói to Nilópolis | Brazil | 33 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Niterói to Belford Roxo | Brazil | 33 km (21 mi) | about 30 min |
| Niterói to Nova Iguaçu | Brazil | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Niterói to Petrópolis | Brazil | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Niterói to Queimados | Brazil | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Niterói to Teresópolis | Brazil | 53 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Niterói to Japeri | Brazil | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Niterói to São Paulo | Brazil | 368 km (229 mi) | about 5 h 37 min |
| Niterói to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 341 km (212 mi) | about 5 h 12 min |
| Niterói to Salvador | Brazil | 1,205 km (749 mi) | about 18 h 22 min |
| Niterói to Brasília | Brazil | 938 km (583 mi) | about 14 h 18 min |
| Niterói to Curitiba | Brazil | 687 km (427 mi) | about 10 h 28 min |
| Niterói to Goiânia | Brazil | 943 km (586 mi) | about 14 h 23 min |
| Niterói to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,133 km (704 mi) | about 17 h 17 min |
| Niterói to Asunción | Paraguay | 1,500 km (932 mi) | about 22 h 52 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 Niterói?
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.