Car hire and driving in Porto Alegre
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 POA means 7 km (4 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 Porto Alegre
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Alegre to Sapucaia do Sul | Brazil | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Porto Alegre to São Leopoldo | Brazil | 31 km (19 mi) | about 29 min |
| Porto Alegre to Novo Hamburgo | Brazil | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Porto Alegre to Caxias do Sul | Brazil | 96 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Porto Alegre to Bento Gonçalves | Brazil | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Porto Alegre to Santa Cruz do Sul | Brazil | 120 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| Porto Alegre to Pelotas | Brazil | 220 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Porto Alegre to Passo Fundo | Brazil | 228 km (141 mi) | about 3 h 28 min |
| Porto Alegre to Criciúma | Brazil | 235 km (146 mi) | about 3 h 35 min |
| Porto Alegre to Rio Grande | Brazil | 238 km (148 mi) | about 3 h 37 min |
| Porto Alegre to Santa Maria | Brazil | 251 km (156 mi) | about 3 h 50 min |
| Porto Alegre to Lages | Brazil | 262 km (163 mi) | about 3 h 59 min |
| Porto Alegre to São Paulo | Brazil | 853 km (530 mi) | about 13 h |
| Porto Alegre to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1,126 km (700 mi) | about 17 h 10 min |
| Porto Alegre to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 842 km (523 mi) | about 12 h 51 min |
| Porto Alegre to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,342 km (834 mi) | about 20 h 28 min |
| Porto Alegre to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,247 km (775 mi) | about 19 h 1 min |
| Porto Alegre to Curitiba | Brazil | 547 km (340 mi) | about 8 h 21 min |
| Porto Alegre to Goiânia | Brazil | 1,498 km (931 mi) | about 22 h 51 min |
| Porto Alegre to Asunción | Paraguay | 823 km (511 mi) | about 12 h 33 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 Porto Alegre?
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.