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Irvine · United States

Car hire and driving in Irvine, CA

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 SNA means 4 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Irvine

Car rental from Irvine: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Irvine to CoronaUnited States33 km (20 mi)about 27 min
Irvine to NorwalkUnited States35 km (22 mi)about 29 min
Irvine to Long BeachUnited States36 km (22 mi)about 29 min
Irvine to DowneyUnited States42 km (26 mi)about 34 min
Irvine to PomonaUnited States43 km (27 mi)about 35 min
Irvine to West CovinaUnited States46 km (28 mi)about 37 min
Irvine to OntarioUnited States47 km (29 mi)about 38 min
Irvine to El MonteUnited States48 km (30 mi)about 39 min
Irvine to RiversideUnited States51 km (31 mi)about 41 min
Irvine to East Los AngelesUnited States51 km (32 mi)about 41 min
Irvine to TorranceUnited States51 km (32 mi)about 42 min
Irvine to Rancho CucamongaUnited States53 km (33 mi)about 43 min
Irvine to Los AngelesUnited States58 km (36 mi)about 47 min
Irvine to TijuanaMexico151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Irvine to PhoenixUnited States533 km (331 mi)about 7 h 14 min
Irvine to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,085 km (674 mi)about 14 h 42 min
Irvine to San DiegoUnited States122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Irvine to MexicaliMexico249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Irvine to San JoseUnited States550 km (342 mi)about 7 h 27 min
Irvine to ChihuahuaMexico1,248 km (775 mi)about 16 h 55 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 Irvine?

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.