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Amarillo · United States

Car hire and driving in Amarillo

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 AMA means 11 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Amarillo

Car rental from Amarillo: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Amarillo to LubbockUnited States183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Amarillo to Wichita FallsUnited States338 km (210 mi)about 4 h 35 min
Amarillo to MidlandUnited States359 km (223 mi)about 4 h 52 min
Amarillo to AbileneUnited States364 km (226 mi)about 4 h 56 min
Amarillo to OdessaUnited States379 km (235 mi)about 5 h 8 min
Amarillo to Oklahoma CityUnited States392 km (244 mi)about 5 h 19 min
Amarillo to NormanUnited States399 km (248 mi)about 5 h 24 min
Amarillo to PuebloUnited States418 km (260 mi)about 5 h 40 min
Amarillo to AlbuquerqueUnited States438 km (272 mi)about 5 h 57 min
Amarillo to Colorado SpringsUnited States481 km (299 mi)about 6 h 31 min
Amarillo to DentonUnited States486 km (302 mi)about 6 h 35 min
Amarillo to WichitaUnited States487 km (302 mi)about 6 h 36 min
Amarillo to Los AngelesUnited States1,505 km (935 mi)about 20 h 24 min
Amarillo to ChicagoUnited States1,434 km (891 mi)about 19 h 26 min
Amarillo to HoustonUnited States858 km (533 mi)about 11 h 38 min
Amarillo to TijuanaMexico1,432 km (890 mi)about 19 h 24 min
Amarillo to PhoenixUnited States960 km (597 mi)about 13 h 1 min
Amarillo to San AntonioUnited States717 km (445 mi)about 9 h 43 min
Amarillo to Ciudad JuárezMexico580 km (360 mi)about 7 h 51 min
Amarillo to San DiegoUnited States1,440 km (895 mi)about 19 h 31 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 Amarillo?

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.