Car hire and driving in Plano Piloto
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 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 Plano Piloto
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plano Piloto to Samambaia | Brazil | 26 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Plano Piloto to Ceilândia | Brazil | 27 km (17 mi) | about 24 min |
| Plano Piloto to Santa Maria | Brazil | 31 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Plano Piloto to Planaltina | Brazil | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Plano Piloto to Valparaíso de Goiás | Brazil | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Plano Piloto to Gama | Brazil | 33 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Plano Piloto to Novo Gama | Brazil | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Plano Piloto to Águas Lindas de Goiás | Brazil | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Plano Piloto to Planaltina | Brazil | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Plano Piloto to Luziânia | Brazil | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Plano Piloto to Formosa | Brazil | 65 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Plano Piloto to Anápolis | Brazil | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Plano Piloto to São Paulo | Brazil | 872 km (542 mi) | about 13 h 18 min |
| Plano Piloto to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 932 km (579 mi) | about 14 h 13 min |
| Plano Piloto to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 620 km (385 mi) | about 9 h 28 min |
| Plano Piloto to Salvador | Brazil | 1,059 km (658 mi) | about 16 h 9 min |
| Plano Piloto to Fortaleza | Brazil | 1,687 km (1,048 mi) | about 25 h 44 min |
| Plano Piloto to Curitiba | Brazil | 1,081 km (672 mi) | about 16 h 29 min |
| Plano Piloto to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,643 km (1,021 mi) | about 25 h 3 min |
| Plano Piloto to Recife | Brazil | 1,655 km (1,028 mi) | about 25 h 14 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 Plano Piloto?
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.