Car hire and driving in Sabará
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 CNF means 33 km (21 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 Sabará
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabará to Contagem | Brazil | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Sabará to Ibirité | Brazil | 30 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Sabará to Ribeirão das Neves | Brazil | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Sabará to Betim | Brazil | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Sabará to Sete Lagoas | Brazil | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Sabará to Itabira | Brazil | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Sabará to Conselheiro Lafaiete | Brazil | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Sabará to Divinópolis | Brazil | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Sabará to Nova Serrana | Brazil | 123 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| Sabará to Coronel Fabriciano | Brazil | 130 km (81 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| Sabará to Ipatinga | Brazil | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Sabará to Barbacena | Brazil | 149 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Sabará to São Paulo | Brazil | 501 km (311 mi) | about 7 h 39 min |
| Sabará to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 342 km (212 mi) | about 5 h 13 min |
| Sabará to Salvador | Brazil | 955 km (593 mi) | about 14 h 34 min |
| Sabará to Brasília | Brazil | 632 km (392 mi) | about 9 h 38 min |
| Sabará to Curitiba | Brazil | 833 km (518 mi) | about 12 h 42 min |
| Sabará to Recife | Brazil | 1,629 km (1,012 mi) | about 24 h 51 min |
| Sabará to Goiânia | Brazil | 677 km (420 mi) | about 10 h 19 min |
| Sabará to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,353 km (841 mi) | about 20 h 38 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 Sabará?
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.