Car hire and driving in Planaltina
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 BSB means 57 km (35 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 Planaltina
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planaltina to Formosa | Brazil | 31 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Planaltina to Plano Piloto | Brazil | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Planaltina to Brasília | Brazil | 50 km (31 mi) | about 45 min |
| Planaltina to Guará | Brazil | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Planaltina to Águas Claras | Brazil | 62 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Planaltina to Riacho Fundo II | Brazil | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Planaltina to Ceilândia | Brazil | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Planaltina to Recanto das Emas | Brazil | 70 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Planaltina to Samambaia | Brazil | 71 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Planaltina to Santa Maria | Brazil | 78 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Planaltina to Valparaíso de Goiás | Brazil | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Planaltina to Águas Lindas de Goiás | Brazil | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Planaltina to São Paulo | Brazil | 906 km (563 mi) | about 13 h 49 min |
| Planaltina to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 950 km (591 mi) | about 14 h 30 min |
| Planaltina to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 631 km (392 mi) | about 9 h 38 min |
| Planaltina to Salvador | Brazil | 1,021 km (634 mi) | about 15 h 34 min |
| Planaltina to Fortaleza | Brazil | 1,640 km (1,019 mi) | about 25 h |
| Planaltina to Curitiba | Brazil | 1,123 km (697 mi) | about 17 h 7 min |
| Planaltina to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,678 km (1,043 mi) | about 25 h 36 min |
| Planaltina to Recife | Brazil | 1,611 km (1,001 mi) | about 24 h 34 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 Planaltina?
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.