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Upata · Venezuela

Car hire and driving in Upata

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

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In Venezuela traffic drives on the right. Picking up at PZO means 49 km (30 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648920 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Upata

Car rental from Upata: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Upata to Ciudad GuayanaVenezuela45 km (28 mi)about 42 min
Upata to Ciudad BolívarVenezuela126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 55 min
Upata to MaturínVenezuela210 km (131 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Upata to El TigreVenezuela225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Upata to AnacoVenezuela275 km (171 mi)about 4 h 12 min
Upata to CarúpanoVenezuela309 km (192 mi)about 4 h 43 min
Upata to CumanáVenezuela335 km (208 mi)about 5 h 6 min
Upata to BarcelonaVenezuela344 km (214 mi)about 5 h 15 min
Upata to Puerto La CruzVenezuela346 km (215 mi)about 5 h 16 min
Upata to PorlamarVenezuela364 km (226 mi)about 5 h 33 min
Upata to Valle de La PascuaVenezuela418 km (260 mi)about 6 h 22 min
Upata to GeorgetownGuyana488 km (303 mi)about 7 h 26 min
Upata to BogotáColombia1,345 km (836 mi)about 20 h 30 min
Upata to CaracasVenezuela563 km (350 mi)about 8 h 35 min
Upata to CaliColombia1,642 km (1,020 mi)about 25 h 3 min
Upata to ManausBrazil1,264 km (786 mi)about 19 h 17 min
Upata to MedellínColombia1,466 km (911 mi)about 22 h 21 min
Upata to MaracaiboVenezuela1,051 km (653 mi)about 16 h 2 min
Upata to ValenciaVenezuela659 km (409 mi)about 10 h 3 min
Upata to BarquisimetoVenezuela797 km (495 mi)about 12 h 9 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 Upata?

The right, as everywhere in Venezuela.

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.