Car hire and driving in Tubarão
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 FLN means 99 km (62 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 Tubarão
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tubarão to São José | Brazil | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Tubarão to Criciúma | Brazil | 42 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| Tubarão to Palhoça | Brazil | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Tubarão to São José | Brazil | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Tubarão to Florianópolis | Brazil | 107 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Tubarão to Lages | Brazil | 148 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Tubarão to Brusque | Brazil | 152 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Tubarão to Camboriú | Brazil | 164 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 30 min |
| Tubarão to Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 168 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 34 min |
| Tubarão to Blumenau | Brazil | 172 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 38 min |
| Tubarão to Itajaí | Brazil | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Tubarão to Jaraguá do Sul | Brazil | 220 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Tubarão to São Paulo | Brazil | 596 km (370 mi) | about 9 h 5 min |
| Tubarão to Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 850 km (528 mi) | about 12 h 58 min |
| Tubarão to Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,120 km (696 mi) | about 17 h 4 min |
| Tubarão to Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1,080 km (671 mi) | about 16 h 28 min |
| Tubarão to Brasília | Brazil | 1,415 km (879 mi) | about 21 h 35 min |
| Tubarão to Córdoba | Argentina | 1,498 km (931 mi) | about 22 h 50 min |
| Tubarão to Curitiba | Brazil | 339 km (211 mi) | about 5 h 10 min |
| Tubarão to Goiânia | Brazil | 1,311 km (815 mi) | about 20 h |
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 Tubarão?
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.