Car hire and driving in San Miguel de Tucumán
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Argentina traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TUC means 11 km (7 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 San Miguel de Tucumán
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Santiago del Estero | Argentina | 144 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 12 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Catamarca | Argentina | 192 km (120 mi) | about 2 h 56 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Salta | Argentina | 224 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 25 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to San Salvador de Jujuy | Argentina | 292 km (181 mi) | about 4 h 27 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to La Rioja | Argentina | 331 km (206 mi) | about 5 h 3 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Copiapó | Chile | 511 km (317 mi) | about 7 h 47 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Córdoba | Argentina | 520 km (323 mi) | about 7 h 56 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Tarija | Bolivia | 589 km (366 mi) | about 8 h 59 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Calama | Chile | 613 km (381 mi) | about 9 h 21 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to San Juan | Argentina | 616 km (383 mi) | about 9 h 23 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Resistencia | Argentina | 620 km (385 mi) | about 9 h 27 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Rawson | Argentina | 621 km (386 mi) | about 9 h 28 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Santiago | Chile | 904 km (562 mi) | about 13 h 48 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,085 km (674 mi) | about 16 h 33 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to La Paz | Bolivia | 1,186 km (737 mi) | about 18 h 6 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Curitiba | Brazil | 1,598 km (993 mi) | about 24 h 22 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,025 km (637 mi) | about 15 h 38 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,412 km (877 mi) | about 21 h 32 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Asunción | Paraguay | 774 km (481 mi) | about 11 h 49 min |
| San Miguel de Tucumán to Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,244 km (773 mi) | about 18 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.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in San Miguel de Tucumán?
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.