Car hire and driving in Brownsville
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BRO means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Brownsville
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville to McAllen | United States | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Brownsville to Reynosa | Mexico | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Brownsville to Corpus Christi | United States | 211 km (131 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| Brownsville to Ciudad Benito Juárez | Mexico | 261 km (162 mi) | about 3 h 33 min |
| Brownsville to Nuevo Laredo | Mexico | 266 km (165 mi) | about 3 h 37 min |
| Brownsville to Laredo | United States | 268 km (166 mi) | about 3 h 38 min |
| Brownsville to Ciudad Apodaca | Mexico | 270 km (168 mi) | about 3 h 39 min |
| Brownsville to Guadalupe | Mexico | 278 km (173 mi) | about 3 h 46 min |
| Brownsville to San Nicolás de los Garza | Mexico | 281 km (175 mi) | about 3 h 49 min |
| Brownsville to Ciudad General Escobedo | Mexico | 282 km (176 mi) | about 3 h 50 min |
| Brownsville to Monterrey | Mexico | 283 km (176 mi) | about 3 h 50 min |
| Brownsville to Ciudad Victoria | Mexico | 292 km (182 mi) | about 3 h 58 min |
| Brownsville to Mexico City | Mexico | 739 km (459 mi) | about 10 h 1 min |
| Brownsville to Houston | United States | 478 km (297 mi) | about 6 h 29 min |
| Brownsville to Iztapalapa | Mexico | 745 km (463 mi) | about 10 h 6 min |
| Brownsville to Puebla | Mexico | 766 km (476 mi) | about 10 h 23 min |
| Brownsville to Phoenix | United States | 1,637 km (1,017 mi) | about 22 h 11 min |
| Brownsville to Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 718 km (446 mi) | about 9 h 44 min |
| Brownsville to Santiago de Querétaro | Mexico | 660 km (410 mi) | about 8 h 57 min |
| Brownsville to León de los Aldama | Mexico | 681 km (423 mi) | about 9 h 14 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 Brownsville?
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.