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Piura · Peru

Car hire and driving in Piura

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

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In Peru traffic drives on the right. Picking up at PIU means 5 km (3 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648807 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648856 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4546664.

Drives from Piura

Car rental from Piura: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Piura to SullanaPeru31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Piura to ChiclayoPeru198 km (123 mi)about 3 h 1 min
Piura to LojaEcuador208 km (129 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Piura to MachalaEcuador227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Piura to CuencaEcuador314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 min
Piura to CajamarcaPeru325 km (202 mi)about 4 h 57 min
Piura to GuayaquilEcuador343 km (213 mi)about 5 h 14 min
Piura to Eloy AlfaroEcuador347 km (216 mi)about 5 h 18 min
Piura to MilagroEcuador359 km (223 mi)about 5 h 28 min
Piura to TrujilloPeru372 km (231 mi)about 5 h 41 min
Piura to DauleEcuador377 km (234 mi)about 5 h 45 min
Piura to RiobambaEcuador450 km (279 mi)about 6 h 51 min
Piura to LimaPeru861 km (535 mi)about 13 h 8 min
Piura to BogotáColombia1,311 km (815 mi)about 20 h
Piura to QuitoEcuador599 km (372 mi)about 9 h 8 min
Piura to CaliColombia1,062 km (660 mi)about 16 h 12 min
Piura to MedellínColombia1,390 km (864 mi)about 21 h 12 min
Piura to CallaoPeru856 km (532 mi)about 13 h 4 min
Piura to ArequipaPeru1,595 km (991 mi)about 24 h 20 min
Piura to CúcutaColombia1,713 km (1,065 mi)about 26 h 8 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Piura?

The right, as everywhere in Peru.

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.