Car hire and driving in Santos
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. Picking up at CGH means 49 km (30 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648833 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648834 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648835.
Drives from Santos
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santos to Ribeirão Pires | Brazil | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Santos to Mauá | Brazil | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Santos to São Bernardo do Campo | Brazil | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Santos to Santo André | Brazil | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Santos to Diadema | Brazil | 42 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| Santos to São Caetano do Sul | Brazil | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Santos to Suzano | Brazil | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Santos to Ferraz de Vasconcelos | Brazil | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Santos to Poá | Brazil | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Santos to Mogi das Cruzes | Brazil | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Santos to Itanhaém | Brazil | 52 km (33 mi) | about 48 min |
| Santos to Itaquaquecetuba | Brazil | 53 km (33 mi) | about 48 min |
| Santos to São Paulo | Brazil | 55 km (34 mi) | about 51 min |
| Santos to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 342 km (213 mi) | about 5 h 13 min |
| Santos to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,661 km (1,032 mi) | about 25 h 20 min |
| Santos to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 513 km (319 mi) | about 7 h 49 min |
| Santos to Salvador | Brazil | 1,474 km (916 mi) | about 22 h 29 min |
| Santos to Brasília | Brazil | 925 km (575 mi) | about 14 h 6 min |
| Santos to Curitiba | Brazil | 339 km (211 mi) | about 5 h 10 min |
| Santos to Goiânia | Brazil | 865 km (537 mi) | about 13 h 11 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 Santos?
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.