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Boulder · United States

Car hire and driving in Boulder

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 DEN means 54 km (34 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Boulder

Car rental from Boulder: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Boulder to WestminsterUnited States28 km (17 mi)about 23 min
Boulder to ArvadaUnited States28 km (18 mi)about 23 min
Boulder to ThorntonUnited States30 km (19 mi)about 25 min
Boulder to LakewoodUnited States38 km (24 mi)about 31 min
Boulder to DenverUnited States39 km (24 mi)about 32 min
Boulder to AuroraUnited States49 km (31 mi)about 40 min
Boulder to CentennialUnited States59 km (37 mi)about 48 min
Boulder to Fort CollinsUnited States65 km (41 mi)about 53 min
Boulder to GreeleyUnited States66 km (41 mi)about 54 min
Boulder to Colorado SpringsUnited States137 km (85 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Boulder to PuebloUnited States204 km (127 mi)about 2 h 46 min
Boulder to ProvoUnited States544 km (338 mi)about 7 h 22 min
Boulder to Los AngelesUnited States1,327 km (824 mi)about 17 h 59 min
Boulder to ChicagoUnited States1,492 km (927 mi)about 20 h 13 min
Boulder to HoustonUnited States1,453 km (903 mi)about 19 h 41 min
Boulder to TijuanaMexico1,341 km (833 mi)about 18 h 11 min
Boulder to PhoenixUnited States948 km (589 mi)about 12 h 51 min
Boulder to San AntonioUnited States1,330 km (826 mi)about 18 h 1 min
Boulder to Ciudad JuárezMexico929 km (577 mi)about 12 h 35 min
Boulder to San DiegoUnited States1,337 km (831 mi)about 18 h 7 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 Boulder?

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.