Car hire and driving in Poços de Caldas
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. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648833 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648834 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648835.
Drives from Poços de Caldas
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poços de Caldas to Mogi Guaçu | Brazil | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Pouso Alegre | Brazil | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Leme | Brazil | 96 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Araras | Brazil | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Passos | Brazil | 119 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Varginha | Brazil | 120 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Limeira | Brazil | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Rio Claro | Brazil | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Paulínia | Brazil | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Bragança Paulista | Brazil | 130 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Americana | Brazil | 132 km (82 mi) | about 2 h 1 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Campinas | Brazil | 134 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Poços de Caldas to São Paulo | Brazil | 196 km (122 mi) | about 2 h 59 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 369 km (229 mi) | about 5 h 38 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 343 km (213 mi) | about 5 h 14 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Salvador | Brazil | 1,301 km (808 mi) | about 19 h 50 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Brasília | Brazil | 683 km (425 mi) | about 10 h 25 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Curitiba | Brazil | 490 km (304 mi) | about 7 h 28 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,794 km (1,115 mi) | about 27 h 21 min |
| Poços de Caldas to Goiânia | Brazil | 634 km (394 mi) | about 9 h 41 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 Poços de Caldas?
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.