Car hire and driving in Santa Cruz do Sul
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. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648833 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648834 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648835.
Drives from Santa Cruz do Sul
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Bento Gonçalves | Brazil | 107 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Porto Alegre | Brazil | 120 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Canoas | Brazil | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to São Leopoldo | Brazil | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Sapucaia do Sul | Brazil | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Novo Hamburgo | Brazil | 125 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Cachoeirinha | Brazil | 131 km (81 mi) | about 2 h |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Santa Maria | Brazil | 133 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Alvorada | Brazil | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Caxias do Sul | Brazil | 135 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 4 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Gravataí | Brazil | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Viamão | Brazil | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to São Paulo | Brazil | 895 km (556 mi) | about 13 h 39 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1,192 km (741 mi) | about 18 h 10 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Santiago | Chile | 1,773 km (1,102 mi) | about 27 h 2 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 781 km (485 mi) | about 11 h 54 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,385 km (860 mi) | about 21 h 7 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Brasília | Brazil | 1,616 km (1,004 mi) | about 24 h 39 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,141 km (709 mi) | about 17 h 24 min |
| Santa Cruz do Sul to Curitiba | Brazil | 569 km (354 mi) | about 8 h 41 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 Santa Cruz do Sul?
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 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.