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Puno · Peru

Car hire and driving in Puno

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 JUL means 44 km (27 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 Puno

Car rental from Puno: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Puno to JuliacaPeru40 km (25 mi)about 36 min
Puno to ArequipaPeru173 km (108 mi)about 2 h 39 min
Puno to La PazBolivia213 km (132 mi)about 3 h 15 min
Puno to TacnaPeru243 km (151 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Puno to AricaChile295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Puno to CuscoPeru331 km (206 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Puno to OruroBolivia391 km (243 mi)about 5 h 58 min
Puno to QuillacolloBolivia435 km (270 mi)about 6 h 38 min
Puno to CochabambaBolivia446 km (277 mi)about 6 h 48 min
Puno to SacabaBolivia458 km (285 mi)about 6 h 59 min
Puno to IquiqueChile486 km (302 mi)about 7 h 25 min
Puno to Alto HospicioChile493 km (306 mi)about 7 h 31 min
Puno to LimaPeru866 km (538 mi)about 13 h 12 min
Puno to ManausBrazil1,790 km (1,112 mi)about 27 h 18 min
Puno to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia760 km (472 mi)about 11 h 35 min
Puno to AsunciónParaguay1,660 km (1,032 mi)about 25 h 19 min
Puno to CallaoPeru875 km (544 mi)about 13 h 21 min
Puno to TrujilloPeru1,302 km (809 mi)about 19 h 52 min
Puno to Campo GrandeBrazil1,702 km (1,058 mi)about 25 h 58 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

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Common questions

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

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.