Car hire and driving in Valera
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Venezuela traffic drives on the right. Picking up at VLV means 3 km (2 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 Valera
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valera to Barinas | Venezuela | 88 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Valera to Alto Barinas | Venezuela | 91 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Valera to Guanare | Venezuela | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Valera to Mérida | Venezuela | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Valera to Ejido | Venezuela | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Valera to Carora | Venezuela | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Valera to Ciudad Ojeda | Venezuela | 125 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Valera to El Vigía | Venezuela | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 8 min |
| Valera to San Carlos del Zulia | Venezuela | 149 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 17 min |
| Valera to Cabimas | Venezuela | 152 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| Valera to Araure | Venezuela | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Valera to Acarigua | Venezuela | 157 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| Valera to Bogotá | Colombia | 649 km (403 mi) | about 9 h 54 min |
| Valera to Caracas | Venezuela | 428 km (266 mi) | about 6 h 32 min |
| Valera to Quito | Ecuador | 1,377 km (856 mi) | about 21 h |
| Valera to Guayaquil | Ecuador | 1,642 km (1,020 mi) | about 25 h 3 min |
| Valera to Cali | Colombia | 925 km (575 mi) | about 14 h 6 min |
| Valera to Medellín | Colombia | 645 km (401 mi) | about 9 h 50 min |
| Valera to Maracaibo | Venezuela | 184 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Valera to Valencia | Venezuela | 300 km (187 mi) | about 4 h 35 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 Valera?
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 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.