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Denver · United States

Car hire and driving in Denver

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

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at DEN means 30 km (19 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Denver

Car rental from Denver: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Denver to BoulderUnited States39 km (24 mi)about 32 min
Denver to GreeleyUnited States80 km (49 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Denver to Fort CollinsUnited States94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Denver to Colorado SpringsUnited States102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Denver to PuebloUnited States168 km (105 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Denver to AlbuquerqueUnited States538 km (334 mi)about 7 h 18 min
Denver to ProvoUnited States571 km (355 mi)about 7 h 45 min
Denver to AmarilloUnited States574 km (357 mi)about 7 h 47 min
Denver to Salt Lake CityUnited States597 km (371 mi)about 8 h 5 min
Denver to West JordanUnited States599 km (372 mi)about 8 h 7 min
Denver to West Valley CityUnited States605 km (376 mi)about 8 h 12 min
Denver to WichitaUnited States701 km (436 mi)about 9 h 30 min
Denver to Los AngelesUnited States1,336 km (830 mi)about 18 h 7 min
Denver to ChicagoUnited States1,475 km (917 mi)about 20 h
Denver to HoustonUnited States1,413 km (878 mi)about 19 h 10 min
Denver to TijuanaMexico1,344 km (835 mi)about 18 h 13 min
Denver to PhoenixUnited States943 km (586 mi)about 12 h 47 min
Denver to San AntonioUnited States1,291 km (802 mi)about 17 h 30 min
Denver to Ciudad JuárezMexico902 km (560 mi)about 12 h 13 min
Denver to San DiegoUnited States1,341 km (833 mi)about 18 h 11 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 Denver?

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.