Car hire and driving in San Felipe
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Venezuela traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BRM means 75 km (47 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648920 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from San Felipe
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Felipe to Yaritagua | Venezuela | 51 km (32 mi) | about 46 min |
| San Felipe to Los Rastrojos | Venezuela | 65 km (40 mi) | about 59 min |
| San Felipe to Cabudare | Venezuela | 67 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| San Felipe to Tinaquillo | Venezuela | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| San Felipe to Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| San Felipe to San Carlos | Venezuela | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| San Felipe to Puerto Cabello | Venezuela | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| San Felipe to Valencia | Venezuela | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| San Felipe to Guacara | Venezuela | 96 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| San Felipe to Araure | Venezuela | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| San Felipe to Acarigua | Venezuela | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| San Felipe to Mariara | Venezuela | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| San Felipe to Bogotá | Colombia | 867 km (539 mi) | about 13 h 14 min |
| San Felipe to Caracas | Venezuela | 204 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| San Felipe to Quito | Ecuador | 1,597 km (993 mi) | about 24 h 22 min |
| San Felipe to Cali | Colombia | 1,152 km (716 mi) | about 17 h 34 min |
| San Felipe to Manaus | Brazil | 1,779 km (1,106 mi) | about 27 h 8 min |
| San Felipe to Medellín | Colombia | 878 km (546 mi) | about 13 h 24 min |
| San Felipe to Maracaibo | Venezuela | 315 km (196 mi) | about 4 h 49 min |
| San Felipe to Barranquilla | Colombia | 664 km (412 mi) | about 10 h 7 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 San Felipe?
The right, as everywhere in Venezuela.
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.