Car hire and driving in Petrópolis
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 35 km (22 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 Petrópolis
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrópolis to Duque de Caxias | Brazil | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Petrópolis to Belford Roxo | Brazil | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Petrópolis to São Gonçalo | Brazil | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Petrópolis to São João de Meriti | Brazil | 39 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Petrópolis to Nova Iguaçu | Brazil | 40 km (25 mi) | about 36 min |
| Petrópolis to Nilópolis | Brazil | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Petrópolis to Itaboraí | Brazil | 42 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| Petrópolis to Niterói | Brazil | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Petrópolis to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Petrópolis to Queimados | Brazil | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Petrópolis to Japeri | Brazil | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Petrópolis to Barra da Tijuca | Brazil | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Petrópolis to São Paulo | Brazil | 372 km (231 mi) | about 5 h 41 min |
| Petrópolis to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 298 km (185 mi) | about 4 h 33 min |
| Petrópolis to Salvador | Brazil | 1,170 km (727 mi) | about 17 h 50 min |
| Petrópolis to Brasília | Brazil | 899 km (559 mi) | about 13 h 42 min |
| Petrópolis to Curitiba | Brazil | 699 km (434 mi) | about 10 h 40 min |
| Petrópolis to Goiânia | Brazil | 908 km (564 mi) | about 13 h 51 min |
| Petrópolis to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,159 km (720 mi) | about 17 h 41 min |
| Petrópolis to Asunción | Paraguay | 1,502 km (933 mi) | about 22 h 55 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 Petrópolis?
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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.