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Lancaster · United States

Car hire and driving in Lancaster

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 BUR means 59 km (37 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Lancaster

Car rental from Lancaster: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lancaster to Santa ClaritaUnited States50 km (31 mi)about 41 min
Lancaster to ValenciaUnited States52 km (32 mi)about 42 min
Lancaster to BurbankUnited States60 km (37 mi)about 49 min
Lancaster to PasadenaUnited States61 km (38 mi)about 50 min
Lancaster to GlendaleUnited States63 km (39 mi)about 51 min
Lancaster to El MonteUnited States71 km (44 mi)about 58 min
Lancaster to West CovinaUnited States72 km (45 mi)about 59 min
Lancaster to Los AngelesUnited States72 km (45 mi)about 59 min
Lancaster to East Los AngelesUnited States75 km (47 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Lancaster to Simi ValleyUnited States76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Lancaster to VictorvilleUnited States79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Lancaster to PomonaUnited States80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Lancaster to TijuanaMexico266 km (165 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Lancaster to PhoenixUnited States575 km (357 mi)about 7 h 48 min
Lancaster to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,135 km (705 mi)about 15 h 23 min
Lancaster to San DiegoUnited States238 km (148 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Lancaster to MexicaliMexico339 km (210 mi)about 4 h 35 min
Lancaster to San JoseUnited States448 km (278 mi)about 6 h 4 min
Lancaster to ChihuahuaMexico1,323 km (822 mi)about 17 h 56 min
Lancaster to San FranciscoUnited States514 km (320 mi)about 6 h 58 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 Lancaster?

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.