Car hire and driving in Chula Vista, CA
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 SAN means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Chula Vista
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista to Rosarito | Mexico | 31 km (19 mi) | about 25 min |
| Chula Vista to Escondido | United States | 53 km (33 mi) | about 43 min |
| Chula Vista to Carlsbad | United States | 63 km (39 mi) | about 51 min |
| Chula Vista to Vista | United States | 64 km (40 mi) | about 52 min |
| Chula Vista to Oceanside | United States | 68 km (42 mi) | about 55 min |
| Chula Vista to Temecula | United States | 95 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Chula Vista to Ensenada | Mexico | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Chula Vista to Murrieta | United States | 102 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Chula Vista to Irvine | United States | 134 km (83 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Chula Vista to Costa Mesa | United States | 136 km (84 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| Chula Vista to Huntington Beach | United States | 142 km (88 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Chula Vista to Santa Ana | United States | 143 km (89 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Chula Vista to Los Angeles | United States | 190 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 35 min |
| Chula Vista to Phoenix | United States | 476 km (295 mi) | about 6 h 27 min |
| Chula Vista to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,005 km (624 mi) | about 13 h 37 min |
| Chula Vista to Monterrey | Mexico | 1,799 km (1,118 mi) | about 24 h 24 min |
| Chula Vista to Mexicali | Mexico | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 4 min |
| Chula Vista to San Jose | United States | 682 km (424 mi) | about 9 h 15 min |
| Chula Vista to Chihuahua | Mexico | 1,142 km (709 mi) | about 15 h 28 min |
| Chula Vista to San Francisco | United States | 749 km (465 mi) | about 10 h 9 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 Chula Vista?
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.