Car hire and driving in Las Cruces, NM
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 ELP means 68 km (42 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Las Cruces
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces to El Paso | United States | 67 km (42 mi) | about 55 min |
| Las Cruces to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 72 km (45 mi) | about 59 min |
| Las Cruces to Albuquerque | United States | 308 km (192 mi) | about 4 h 11 min |
| Las Cruces to Tucson | United States | 390 km (242 mi) | about 5 h 17 min |
| Las Cruces to Nogales | Mexico | 409 km (254 mi) | about 5 h 33 min |
| Las Cruces to Chihuahua | Mexico | 414 km (257 mi) | about 5 h 37 min |
| Las Cruces to Odessa | United States | 419 km (260 mi) | about 5 h 41 min |
| Las Cruces to Cuauhtémoc | Mexico | 434 km (270 mi) | about 5 h 53 min |
| Las Cruces to Midland | United States | 444 km (276 mi) | about 6 h 1 min |
| Las Cruces to Ciudad Delicias | Mexico | 475 km (295 mi) | about 6 h 27 min |
| Las Cruces to Lubbock | United States | 480 km (299 mi) | about 6 h 31 min |
| Las Cruces to Gilbert | United States | 482 km (300 mi) | about 6 h 32 min |
| Las Cruces to Mexico City | Mexico | 1,623 km (1,008 mi) | about 22 h |
| Las Cruces to Los Angeles | United States | 1,084 km (673 mi) | about 14 h 41 min |
| Las Cruces to Houston | United States | 1,123 km (698 mi) | about 15 h 14 min |
| Las Cruces to Tijuana | Mexico | 960 km (596 mi) | about 13 h 1 min |
| Las Cruces to Iztapalapa | Mexico | 1,633 km (1,015 mi) | about 22 h 8 min |
| Las Cruces to Puebla | Mexico | 1,705 km (1,060 mi) | about 23 h 7 min |
| Las Cruces to Phoenix | United States | 510 km (317 mi) | about 6 h 55 min |
| Las Cruces to Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 1,609 km (1,000 mi) | about 21 h 48 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Las Cruces?
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.