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Fresno · United States

Car hire and driving in Fresno

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 FAT means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Fresno

Car rental from Fresno: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Fresno to VisaliaUnited States63 km (39 mi)about 51 min
Fresno to ModestoUnited States147 km (91 mi)about 2 h
Fresno to BakersfieldUnited States167 km (104 mi)about 2 h 16 min
Fresno to SalinasUnited States168 km (104 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Fresno to StocktonUnited States190 km (118 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Fresno to San JoseUnited States200 km (124 mi)about 2 h 42 min
Fresno to Santa ClaraUnited States205 km (127 mi)about 2 h 47 min
Fresno to Santa MariaUnited States208 km (129 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Fresno to SunnyvaleUnited States212 km (132 mi)about 2 h 53 min
Fresno to FremontUnited States216 km (134 mi)about 2 h 55 min
Fresno to AntiochUnited States228 km (141 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Fresno to HaywardUnited States229 km (142 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Fresno to Los AngelesUnited States330 km (205 mi)about 4 h 29 min
Fresno to TijuanaMexico536 km (333 mi)about 7 h 16 min
Fresno to PhoenixUnited States790 km (491 mi)about 10 h 43 min
Fresno to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,344 km (835 mi)about 18 h 13 min
Fresno to San DiegoUnited States508 km (315 mi)about 6 h 53 min
Fresno to MexicaliMexico605 km (376 mi)about 8 h 12 min
Fresno to ChihuahuaMexico1,564 km (972 mi)about 21 h 12 min
Fresno to San FranciscoUnited States261 km (162 mi)about 3 h 32 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 Fresno?

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.