Car hire and driving in Nova Iguaçu
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 GIG means 21 km (13 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 Nova Iguaçu
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Iguaçu to Barra da Tijuca | Brazil | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Itaguaí | Brazil | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Niterói | Brazil | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Petrópolis | Brazil | 40 km (25 mi) | about 36 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to São Gonçalo | Brazil | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Magé | Brazil | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Barra do Piraí | Brazil | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Itaboraí | Brazil | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Teresópolis | Brazil | 62 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Maricá | Brazil | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Volta Redonda | Brazil | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to São Paulo | Brazil | 337 km (210 mi) | about 5 h 9 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 320 km (199 mi) | about 4 h 52 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Salvador | Brazil | 1,208 km (750 mi) | about 18 h 25 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Brasília | Brazil | 907 km (564 mi) | about 13 h 50 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Curitiba | Brazil | 661 km (411 mi) | about 10 h 5 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Goiânia | Brazil | 909 km (565 mi) | about 13 h 51 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,119 km (696 mi) | about 17 h 4 min |
| Nova Iguaçu to Asunción | Paraguay | 1,468 km (912 mi) | about 22 h 23 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 Nova Iguaçu?
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.