Car hire and driving in Laredo
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LRD means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Laredo
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laredo to Piedras Negras | Mexico | 166 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Laredo to McAllen | United States | 192 km (120 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Laredo to Reynosa | Mexico | 200 km (124 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Laredo to Monclova | Mexico | 201 km (125 mi) | about 2 h 43 min |
| Laredo to Ciudad Apodaca | Mexico | 203 km (126 mi) | about 2 h 45 min |
| Laredo to Ciudad General Escobedo | Mexico | 206 km (128 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Laredo to Corpus Christi | United States | 210 km (131 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Laredo to San Nicolás de los Garza | Mexico | 212 km (131 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| Laredo to Ciudad Benito Juárez | Mexico | 215 km (133 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Laredo to Guadalupe | Mexico | 217 km (135 mi) | about 2 h 56 min |
| Laredo to Monterrey | Mexico | 218 km (135 mi) | about 2 h 57 min |
| Laredo to San Pedro Garza García | Mexico | 224 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 2 min |
| Laredo to Mexico City | Mexico | 899 km (559 mi) | about 12 h 11 min |
| Laredo to Houston | United States | 476 km (296 mi) | about 6 h 27 min |
| Laredo to Tijuana | Mexico | 1,771 km (1,101 mi) | about 24 h 1 min |
| Laredo to Iztapalapa | Mexico | 907 km (564 mi) | about 12 h 18 min |
| Laredo to Puebla | Mexico | 950 km (590 mi) | about 12 h 53 min |
| Laredo to Phoenix | United States | 1,372 km (853 mi) | about 18 h 36 min |
| Laredo to Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 880 km (547 mi) | about 11 h 56 min |
| Laredo to Santiago de Querétaro | Mexico | 774 km (481 mi) | about 10 h 30 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 Laredo?
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.