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Salta · Argentina

Car hire and driving in Salta

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Argentina traffic drives on the right. Picking up at SLA means 9 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4547615.

Drives from Salta

Car rental from Salta: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Salta to San Salvador de JujuyArgentina69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Salta to San Miguel de TucumánArgentina224 km (139 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Salta to Santiago del EsteroArgentina352 km (219 mi)about 5 h 22 min
Salta to TarijaBolivia370 km (230 mi)about 5 h 39 min
Salta to CatamarcaArgentina409 km (254 mi)about 6 h 14 min
Salta to CalamaChile442 km (275 mi)about 6 h 45 min
Salta to AntofagastaChile521 km (324 mi)about 7 h 57 min
Salta to La RiojaArgentina532 km (330 mi)about 8 h 6 min
Salta to CopiapóChile567 km (352 mi)about 8 h 39 min
Salta to PotosíBolivia582 km (361 mi)about 8 h 52 min
Salta to SucreBolivia642 km (399 mi)about 9 h 48 min
Salta to Alto HospicioChile697 km (433 mi)about 10 h 38 min
Salta to SantiagoChile1,087 km (676 mi)about 16 h 35 min
Salta to Buenos AiresArgentina1,284 km (798 mi)about 19 h 35 min
Salta to CórdobaArgentina744 km (462 mi)about 11 h 21 min
Salta to La PazBolivia966 km (600 mi)about 14 h 44 min
Salta to CuritibaBrazil1,626 km (1,010 mi)about 24 h 48 min
Salta to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia814 km (506 mi)about 12 h 25 min
Salta to Porto AlegreBrazil1,515 km (941 mi)about 23 h 6 min
Salta to AsunciónParaguay785 km (488 mi)about 11 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 Salta?

The right, as everywhere in Argentina.

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.