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Abilene · United States

Car hire and driving in Abilene

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

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ABI means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Abilene

Car rental from Abilene: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Abilene to Wichita FallsUnited States200 km (124 mi)about 2 h 42 min
Abilene to MidlandUnited States226 km (141 mi)about 3 h 4 min
Abilene to Fort WorthUnited States228 km (142 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Abilene to LubbockUnited States234 km (146 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Abilene to KilleenUnited States241 km (149 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Abilene to ArlingtonUnited States248 km (154 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Abilene to OdessaUnited States257 km (160 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Abilene to DentonUnited States257 km (160 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Abilene to Grand PrairieUnited States258 km (161 mi)about 3 h 30 min
Abilene to WacoUnited States264 km (164 mi)about 3 h 34 min
Abilene to IrvingUnited States264 km (164 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Abilene to LewisvilleUnited States265 km (164 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Abilene to Mexico CityMexico1,449 km (900 mi)about 19 h 39 min
Abilene to Los AngelesUnited States1,728 km (1,074 mi)about 23 h 26 min
Abilene to ChicagoUnited States1,494 km (928 mi)about 20 h 15 min
Abilene to HoustonUnited States512 km (318 mi)about 6 h 56 min
Abilene to TijuanaMexico1,618 km (1,006 mi)about 21 h 56 min
Abilene to IztapalapaMexico1,457 km (906 mi)about 19 h 45 min
Abilene to PueblaMexico1,498 km (931 mi)about 20 h 18 min
Abilene to PhoenixUnited States1,156 km (718 mi)about 15 h 40 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 Abilene?

The right, as everywhere in United States.

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.