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Gilbert · United States

Car hire and driving in Gilbert

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 PHX means 22 km (14 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Gilbert

Car rental from Gilbert: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Gilbert to PhoenixUnited States29 km (18 mi)about 23 min
Gilbert to GlendaleUnited States42 km (26 mi)about 34 min
Gilbert to PeoriaUnited States49 km (30 mi)about 40 min
Gilbert to SurpriseUnited States59 km (37 mi)about 48 min
Gilbert to TucsonUnited States149 km (93 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Gilbert to NogalesMexico241 km (150 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Gilbert to San Luis Río ColoradoMexico296 km (184 mi)about 4 h
Gilbert to MexicaliMexico351 km (218 mi)about 4 h 46 min
Gilbert to HendersonUnited States418 km (260 mi)about 5 h 40 min
Gilbert to ParadiseUnited States433 km (269 mi)about 5 h 52 min
Gilbert to EnterpriseUnited States433 km (269 mi)about 5 h 53 min
Gilbert to Sunrise ManorUnited States437 km (271 mi)about 5 h 55 min
Gilbert to Los AngelesUnited States602 km (374 mi)about 8 h 10 min
Gilbert to HoustonUnited States1,605 km (997 mi)about 21 h 45 min
Gilbert to TijuanaMexico496 km (308 mi)about 6 h 43 min
Gilbert to León de los AldamaMexico1,685 km (1,047 mi)about 22 h 51 min
Gilbert to San AntonioUnited States1,334 km (829 mi)about 18 h 5 min
Gilbert to Ciudad JuárezMexico531 km (330 mi)about 7 h 12 min
Gilbert to ZapopanMexico1,631 km (1,013 mi)about 22 h 7 min
Gilbert to San DiegoUnited States506 km (314 mi)about 6 h 52 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 Gilbert?

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.