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Petapa · Guatemala

Car hire and driving in Petapa

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

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In Guatemala traffic drives on the right. Picking up at GUA means 10 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648801 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648825.

Drives from Petapa

Car rental from Petapa: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Petapa to San Juan SacatepéquezGuatemala26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Petapa to EscuintlaGuatemala33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Petapa to Santa Lucía CotzumalguapaGuatemala53 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Petapa to JalapaGuatemala63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Petapa to JutiapaGuatemala76 km (48 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Petapa to ChichicastenangoGuatemala77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Petapa to TotonicapánGuatemala97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Petapa to CobánGuatemala110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Petapa to QuetzaltenangoGuatemala110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Petapa to ChiquimulaGuatemala114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Petapa to Santa AnaEl Salvador122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Petapa to CoatepequeGuatemala142 km (88 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Petapa to Mexico CityMexico1,063 km (660 mi)about 16 h 12 min
Petapa to IztapalapaMexico1,053 km (654 mi)about 16 h 3 min
Petapa to PueblaMexico958 km (595 mi)about 14 h 36 min
Petapa to Ecatepec de MorelosMexico1,066 km (663 mi)about 16 h 16 min
Petapa to Santiago de QuerétaroMexico1,242 km (772 mi)about 18 h 56 min
Petapa to León de los AldamaMexico1,388 km (862 mi)about 21 h 10 min
Petapa to ZapopanMexico1,524 km (947 mi)about 23 h 15 min
Petapa to GuadalajaraMexico1,518 km (943 mi)about 23 h 9 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 Petapa?

The right, as everywhere in Guatemala.

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.