Car hire and driving in Celaya
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Mexico traffic drives on the right. Picking up at QRO means 66 km (41 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Celaya
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celaya to Salamanca | Mexico | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Celaya to San Miguel de Allende | Mexico | 44 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Celaya to Santiago de Querétaro | Mexico | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Celaya to Irapuato | Mexico | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Celaya to San Juan del Río | Mexico | 86 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Celaya to Morelia | Mexico | 99 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Celaya to León de los Aldama | Mexico | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Celaya to Zamora de Hidalgo | Mexico | 165 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 31 min |
| Celaya to Uruapan | Mexico | 179 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 44 min |
| Celaya to San Luis Potosí | Mexico | 182 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 47 min |
| Celaya to Toluca | Mexico | 183 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Celaya to Nicolás Romero | Mexico | 185 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 50 min |
| Celaya to Mexico City | Mexico | 214 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 16 min |
| Celaya to Houston | United States | 1,164 km (724 mi) | about 17 h 45 min |
| Celaya to Iztapalapa | Mexico | 224 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 25 min |
| Celaya to Puebla | Mexico | 318 km (198 mi) | about 4 h 51 min |
| Celaya to Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 210 km (130 mi) | about 3 h 12 min |
| Celaya to San Antonio | United States | 1,017 km (632 mi) | about 15 h 31 min |
| Celaya to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,366 km (849 mi) | about 20 h 50 min |
| Celaya to Zapopan | Mexico | 269 km (167 mi) | about 4 h 6 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Celaya?
The right, as everywhere in Mexico.
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.