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Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas · Mexico

Car hire and driving in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Mexico traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ZIH means 88 km (55 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

Car rental from Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to ApatzingánMexico126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to UruapanMexico162 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to ColimaMexico214 km (133 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to Ciudad de Villa de ÁlvarezMexico218 km (135 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to MoreliaMexico221 km (137 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to Zamora de HidalgoMexico225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to Ciudad GuzmánMexico235 km (146 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to ManzanilloMexico260 km (161 mi)about 3 h 58 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to Acapulco de JuárezMexico273 km (169 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to Iguala de la IndependenciaMexico284 km (177 mi)about 4 h 20 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to ChilpancingoMexico289 km (180 mi)about 4 h 25 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to TolucaMexico306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to Mexico CityMexico362 km (225 mi)about 5 h 31 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to HoustonUnited States1,484 km (922 mi)about 22 h 38 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to IztapalapaMexico365 km (227 mi)about 5 h 34 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to PueblaMexico438 km (272 mi)about 6 h 41 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to Ecatepec de MorelosMexico377 km (235 mi)about 5 h 45 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to Santiago de QuerétaroMexico348 km (216 mi)about 5 h 19 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to León de los AldamaMexico355 km (221 mi)about 5 h 25 min
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas to San AntonioUnited States1,329 km (826 mi)about 20 h 16 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 Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas?

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.