Car hire and driving in East Los Angeles, 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 LGB means 23 km (14 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from East Los Angeles
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Los Angeles to Torrance | United States | 26 km (16 mi) | about 21 min |
| East Los Angeles to Fullerton | United States | 28 km (18 mi) | about 23 min |
| East Los Angeles to Long Beach | United States | 29 km (18 mi) | about 23 min |
| East Los Angeles to Anaheim | United States | 32 km (20 mi) | about 26 min |
| East Los Angeles to Garden Grove | United States | 35 km (22 mi) | about 28 min |
| East Los Angeles to Pomona | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 32 min |
| East Los Angeles to Orange | United States | 39 km (25 mi) | about 32 min |
| East Los Angeles to Santa Ana | United States | 42 km (26 mi) | about 34 min |
| East Los Angeles to Huntington Beach | United States | 43 km (27 mi) | about 35 min |
| East Los Angeles to Ontario | United States | 48 km (30 mi) | about 39 min |
| East Los Angeles to Costa Mesa | United States | 49 km (30 mi) | about 40 min |
| East Los Angeles to Irvine | United States | 51 km (32 mi) | about 41 min |
| East Los Angeles to Tijuana | Mexico | 201 km (125 mi) | about 2 h 43 min |
| East Los Angeles to Phoenix | United States | 567 km (353 mi) | about 7 h 41 min |
| East Los Angeles to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,123 km (698 mi) | about 15 h 13 min |
| East Los Angeles to San Diego | United States | 173 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| East Los Angeles to Mexicali | Mexico | 296 km (184 mi) | about 4 h 1 min |
| East Los Angeles to San Jose | United States | 499 km (310 mi) | about 6 h 46 min |
| East Los Angeles to Chihuahua | Mexico | 1,293 km (804 mi) | about 17 h 32 min |
| East Los Angeles to San Francisco | United States | 566 km (352 mi) | about 7 h 40 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 East Los Angeles?
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.