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Santa Cruz de la Sierra · Bolivia

Car hire and driving in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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

In Bolivia traffic drives on the right. Picking up at VVI means 16 km (10 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648824 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.

Drives from Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Car rental from Santa Cruz de la Sierra: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to SucreBolivia260 km (161 mi)about 3 h 58 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to SacabaBolivia306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to CochabambaBolivia319 km (198 mi)about 4 h 52 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to QuillacolloBolivia331 km (206 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to PotosíBolivia337 km (209 mi)about 5 h 8 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to OruroBolivia414 km (258 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to TarijaBolivia447 km (278 mi)about 6 h 49 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to La PazBolivia547 km (340 mi)about 8 h 20 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to VilhenaBrazil649 km (403 mi)about 9 h 53 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Tangará da SerraBrazil703 km (437 mi)about 10 h 43 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to San Salvador de JujuyArgentina745 km (463 mi)about 11 h 22 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to TacnaPeru749 km (465 mi)about 11 h 25 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to LimaPeru1,618 km (1,005 mi)about 24 h 41 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to BrasíliaBrazil1,638 km (1,018 mi)about 24 h 59 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to CórdobaArgentina1,518 km (943 mi)about 23 h 9 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to CuritibaBrazil1,668 km (1,037 mi)about 25 h 27 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to GoiâniaBrazil1,484 km (922 mi)about 22 h 38 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to AsunciónParaguay1,011 km (628 mi)about 15 h 25 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to CallaoPeru1,628 km (1,012 mi)about 24 h 50 min
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to ArequipaPeru901 km (560 mi)about 13 h 45 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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The right, as everywhere in Bolivia.

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.