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Jackson · United States

Car hire and driving in Jackson

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 JAN means 10 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Jackson

Car rental from Jackson: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Jackson to Baton RougeUnited States227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Jackson to MetairieUnited States257 km (160 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Jackson to New OrleansUnited States261 km (162 mi)about 3 h 32 min
Jackson to TuscaloosaUnited States265 km (165 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Jackson to MobileUnited States270 km (168 mi)about 3 h 40 min
Jackson to LafayetteUnited States289 km (180 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Jackson to MemphisUnited States317 km (197 mi)about 4 h 18 min
Jackson to Little RockUnited States335 km (208 mi)about 4 h 32 min
Jackson to ShreveportUnited States336 km (209 mi)about 4 h 33 min
Jackson to BirminghamUnited States344 km (214 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Jackson to MontgomeryUnited States365 km (227 mi)about 4 h 57 min
Jackson to HuntsvilleUnited States429 km (267 mi)about 5 h 49 min
Jackson to Mexico CityMexico1,686 km (1,048 mi)about 22 h 51 min
Jackson to New York CityUnited States1,718 km (1,068 mi)about 23 h 17 min
Jackson to TorontoCanada1,579 km (981 mi)about 21 h 24 min
Jackson to BrooklynUnited States1,719 km (1,068 mi)about 23 h 18 min
Jackson to ChicagoUnited States1,085 km (674 mi)about 14 h 43 min
Jackson to QueensUnited States1,729 km (1,074 mi)about 23 h 26 min
Jackson to HoustonUnited States568 km (353 mi)about 7 h 42 min
Jackson to IztapalapaMexico1,690 km (1,050 mi)about 22 h 54 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 Jackson?

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.