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Tacna · Peru

Car hire and driving in Tacna

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

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In Peru traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TCQ means 5 km (3 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648807 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648856 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4546664.

Drives from Tacna

Car rental from Tacna: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tacna to AricaChile51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Tacna to ArequipaPeru226 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Tacna to PunoPeru243 km (151 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Tacna to IquiqueChile245 km (152 mi)about 3 h 44 min
Tacna to Alto HospicioChile251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Tacna to La PazBolivia280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Tacna to JuliacaPeru280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Tacna to OruroBolivia334 km (208 mi)about 5 h 6 min
Tacna to QuillacolloBolivia427 km (265 mi)about 6 h 30 min
Tacna to CochabambaBolivia439 km (273 mi)about 6 h 42 min
Tacna to SacabaBolivia452 km (281 mi)about 6 h 53 min
Tacna to PotosíBolivia505 km (314 mi)about 7 h 42 min
Tacna to LimaPeru985 km (612 mi)about 15 h 1 min
Tacna to CórdobaArgentina1,609 km (1,000 mi)about 24 h 33 min
Tacna to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia749 km (465 mi)about 11 h 25 min
Tacna to AsunciónParaguay1,532 km (952 mi)about 23 h 22 min
Tacna to CallaoPeru992 km (617 mi)about 15 h 8 min
Tacna to TrujilloPeru1,453 km (903 mi)about 22 h 10 min
Tacna to Campo GrandeBrazil1,660 km (1,031 mi)about 25 h 19 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 Tacna?

The right, as everywhere in Peru.

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.