Car hire and driving in Daly City
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 SFO means 12 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Daly City
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daly City to Richmond | United States | 27 km (17 mi) | about 22 min |
| Daly City to Hayward | United States | 34 km (21 mi) | about 27 min |
| Daly City to Fremont | United States | 45 km (28 mi) | about 37 min |
| Daly City to Vallejo | United States | 48 km (30 mi) | about 39 min |
| Daly City to Concord | United States | 48 km (30 mi) | about 39 min |
| Daly City to Sunnyvale | United States | 53 km (33 mi) | about 43 min |
| Daly City to Santa Clara | United States | 59 km (37 mi) | about 48 min |
| Daly City to San Jose | United States | 64 km (40 mi) | about 52 min |
| Daly City to Antioch | United States | 67 km (41 mi) | about 54 min |
| Daly City to Fairfield | United States | 71 km (44 mi) | about 58 min |
| Daly City to Santa Rosa | United States | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Daly City to Stockton | United States | 107 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Daly City to Los Angeles | United States | 556 km (346 mi) | about 7 h 32 min |
| Daly City to Tijuana | Mexico | 762 km (474 mi) | about 10 h 20 min |
| Daly City to Phoenix | United States | 1,051 km (653 mi) | about 14 h 15 min |
| Daly City to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,604 km (997 mi) | about 21 h 45 min |
| Daly City to San Diego | United States | 734 km (456 mi) | about 9 h 57 min |
| Daly City to Calgary | Canada | 1,624 km (1,009 mi) | about 22 h 1 min |
| Daly City to Mexicali | Mexico | 851 km (529 mi) | about 11 h 32 min |
| Daly City to Hermosillo | Mexico | 1,432 km (890 mi) | about 19 h 25 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 Daly City?
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.