Car hire and driving in Petrolina
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 PNZ means 9 km (6 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 Petrolina
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrolina to Paulo Afonso | Brazil | 251 km (156 mi) | about 3 h 49 min |
| Petrolina to Crato | Brazil | 269 km (167 mi) | about 4 h 6 min |
| Petrolina to Juazeiro do Norte | Brazil | 276 km (171 mi) | about 4 h 12 min |
| Petrolina to Lagarto | Brazil | 355 km (220 mi) | about 5 h 25 min |
| Petrolina to Feira de Santana | Brazil | 360 km (224 mi) | about 5 h 30 min |
| Petrolina to Itabaiana | Brazil | 366 km (227 mi) | about 5 h 35 min |
| Petrolina to Alagoinhas | Brazil | 380 km (236 mi) | about 5 h 48 min |
| Petrolina to São Cristóvão | Brazil | 403 km (250 mi) | about 6 h 9 min |
| Petrolina to Nossa Senhora do Socorro | Brazil | 403 km (251 mi) | about 6 h 9 min |
| Petrolina to Aracaju | Brazil | 411 km (256 mi) | about 6 h 16 min |
| Petrolina to Santo Antônio de Jesus | Brazil | 419 km (261 mi) | about 6 h 24 min |
| Petrolina to Arapiraca | Brazil | 423 km (263 mi) | about 6 h 27 min |
| Petrolina to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1,529 km (950 mi) | about 23 h 19 min |
| Petrolina to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,227 km (762 mi) | about 18 h 43 min |
| Petrolina to Salvador | Brazil | 454 km (282 mi) | about 6 h 56 min |
| Petrolina to Fortaleza | Brazil | 668 km (415 mi) | about 10 h 11 min |
| Petrolina to Brasília | Brazil | 1,074 km (667 mi) | about 16 h 22 min |
| Petrolina to Recife | Brazil | 635 km (395 mi) | about 9 h 41 min |
| Petrolina to Goiânia | Brazil | 1,246 km (774 mi) | about 19 h |
| Petrolina to Belém | Brazil | 1,250 km (777 mi) | about 19 h 4 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 Petrolina?
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.