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Oruro · Bolivia

Car hire and driving in Oruro

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

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In Bolivia traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ORU means 3 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648824 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.

Drives from Oruro

Car rental from Oruro: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Oruro to QuillacolloBolivia108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Oruro to CochabambaBolivia119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Oruro to SacabaBolivia129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Oruro to La PazBolivia198 km (123 mi)about 3 h 2 min
Oruro to SucreBolivia226 km (141 mi)about 3 h 27 min
Oruro to PotosíBolivia228 km (142 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Oruro to TacnaPeru334 km (208 mi)about 5 h 6 min
Oruro to AricaChile343 km (213 mi)about 5 h 14 min
Oruro to PunoPeru391 km (243 mi)about 5 h 58 min
Oruro to IquiqueChile407 km (253 mi)about 6 h 12 min
Oruro to Alto HospicioChile407 km (253 mi)about 6 h 12 min
Oruro to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia414 km (258 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Oruro to LimaPeru1,254 km (779 mi)about 19 h 7 min
Oruro to CórdobaArgentina1,522 km (946 mi)about 23 h 13 min
Oruro to AsunciónParaguay1,270 km (789 mi)about 19 h 22 min
Oruro to CallaoPeru1,263 km (785 mi)about 19 h 16 min
Oruro to ArequipaPeru503 km (313 mi)about 7 h 41 min
Oruro to TrujilloPeru1,693 km (1,052 mi)about 25 h 50 min
Oruro to Campo GrandeBrazil1,335 km (830 mi)about 20 h 22 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 Oruro?

The right, as everywhere in Bolivia.

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.