Car hire and driving in Pelotas
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 PET means 6 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 Pelotas
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelotas to Rio Grande | Brazil | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Pelotas to Bagé | Brazil | 174 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| Pelotas to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 220 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Pelotas to Viamão | Brazil | 226 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 27 min |
| Pelotas to Santa Cruz do Sul | Brazil | 228 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Pelotas to Alvorada | Brazil | 231 km (143 mi) | about 3 h 31 min |
| Pelotas to Canoas | Brazil | 234 km (145 mi) | about 3 h 34 min |
| Pelotas to Cachoeirinha | Brazil | 235 km (146 mi) | about 3 h 35 min |
| Pelotas to Gravataí | Brazil | 241 km (149 mi) | about 3 h 40 min |
| Pelotas to Sapucaia do Sul | Brazil | 245 km (152 mi) | about 3 h 44 min |
| Pelotas to São Leopoldo | Brazil | 251 km (156 mi) | about 3 h 50 min |
| Pelotas to Novo Hamburgo | Brazil | 260 km (161 mi) | about 3 h 58 min |
| Pelotas to São Paulo | Brazil | 1,073 km (667 mi) | about 16 h 21 min |
| Pelotas to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1,337 km (831 mi) | about 20 h 23 min |
| Pelotas to Santiago | Chile | 1,723 km (1,070 mi) | about 26 h 16 min |
| Pelotas to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 644 km (400 mi) | about 9 h 50 min |
| Pelotas to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,562 km (970 mi) | about 23 h 49 min |
| Pelotas to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,122 km (697 mi) | about 17 h 7 min |
| Pelotas to Curitiba | Brazil | 766 km (476 mi) | about 11 h 41 min |
| Pelotas to Asunción | Paraguay | 888 km (552 mi) | about 13 h 32 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 Pelotas?
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.