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Lubbock · United States

Car hire and driving in Lubbock

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

Drives from Lubbock

Car rental from Lubbock: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lubbock to MidlandUnited States177 km (110 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Lubbock to AmarilloUnited States183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Lubbock to OdessaUnited States198 km (123 mi)about 2 h 41 min
Lubbock to AbileneUnited States234 km (146 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Lubbock to Wichita FallsUnited States313 km (195 mi)about 4 h 15 min
Lubbock to Fort WorthUnited States433 km (269 mi)about 5 h 52 min
Lubbock to DentonUnited States440 km (274 mi)about 5 h 58 min
Lubbock to NormanUnited States444 km (276 mi)about 6 h 1 min
Lubbock to Oklahoma CityUnited States450 km (279 mi)about 6 h 6 min
Lubbock to ArlingtonUnited States452 km (281 mi)about 6 h 7 min
Lubbock to LewisvilleUnited States456 km (283 mi)about 6 h 10 min
Lubbock to Grand PrairieUnited States461 km (287 mi)about 6 h 15 min
Lubbock to Los AngelesUnited States1,513 km (940 mi)about 20 h 31 min
Lubbock to ChicagoUnited States1,548 km (962 mi)about 20 h 59 min
Lubbock to HoustonUnited States746 km (464 mi)about 10 h 7 min
Lubbock to TijuanaMexico1,416 km (880 mi)about 19 h 12 min
Lubbock to PhoenixUnited States947 km (589 mi)about 12 h 50 min
Lubbock to Ecatepec de MorelosMexico1,578 km (981 mi)about 21 h 24 min
Lubbock to Santiago de QuerétaroMexico1,452 km (902 mi)about 19 h 41 min
Lubbock to León de los AldamaMexico1,385 km (861 mi)about 18 h 47 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 Lubbock?

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.