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Escuintla · Guatemala

Car hire and driving in Escuintla

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

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In Guatemala traffic drives on the right. Picking up at GUA means 42 km (26 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648801 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648825.

Drives from Escuintla

Car rental from Escuintla: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Escuintla to Santa Lucía CotzumalguapaGuatemala26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Escuintla to PetapaGuatemala33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Escuintla to Villa NuevaGuatemala33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Escuintla to Villa CanalesGuatemala34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Escuintla to MixcoGuatemala42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Escuintla to Guatemala CityGuatemala48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Escuintla to San Juan SacatepéquezGuatemala49 km (30 mi)about 45 min
Escuintla to ChinautlaGuatemala54 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Escuintla to ChichicastenangoGuatemala79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Escuintla to TotonicapánGuatemala92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Escuintla to JalapaGuatemala94 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Escuintla to JutiapaGuatemala97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Escuintla to Mexico CityMexico1,054 km (655 mi)about 16 h 5 min
Escuintla to IztapalapaMexico1,044 km (649 mi)about 15 h 56 min
Escuintla to PueblaMexico950 km (590 mi)about 14 h 29 min
Escuintla to Ecatepec de MorelosMexico1,059 km (658 mi)about 16 h 9 min
Escuintla to Santiago de QuerétaroMexico1,235 km (767 mi)about 18 h 50 min
Escuintla to León de los AldamaMexico1,380 km (858 mi)about 21 h 3 min
Escuintla to ZapopanMexico1,514 km (941 mi)about 23 h 5 min
Escuintla to GuadalajaraMexico1,508 km (937 mi)about 23 h

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 Escuintla?

The right, as everywhere in Guatemala.

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.