Car hire and driving in McAllen, TX
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 MFE means 3 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from McAllen
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen to Brownsville | United States | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| McAllen to Heroica Matamoros | Mexico | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| McAllen to Nuevo Laredo | Mexico | 191 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 35 min |
| McAllen to Laredo | United States | 192 km (120 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| McAllen to Corpus Christi | United States | 196 km (122 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| McAllen to Ciudad Benito Juárez | Mexico | 196 km (122 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| McAllen to Ciudad Apodaca | Mexico | 201 km (125 mi) | about 2 h 44 min |
| McAllen to Guadalupe | Mexico | 211 km (131 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| McAllen to San Nicolás de los Garza | Mexico | 213 km (133 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| McAllen to Ciudad General Escobedo | Mexico | 213 km (133 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| McAllen to Monterrey | Mexico | 217 km (135 mi) | about 2 h 56 min |
| McAllen to San Pedro Garza García | Mexico | 226 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 3 min |
| McAllen to Mexico City | Mexico | 759 km (472 mi) | about 10 h 17 min |
| McAllen to Houston | United States | 486 km (302 mi) | about 6 h 35 min |
| McAllen to Iztapalapa | Mexico | 766 km (476 mi) | about 10 h 23 min |
| McAllen to Puebla | Mexico | 796 km (494 mi) | about 10 h 47 min |
| McAllen to Phoenix | United States | 1,557 km (968 mi) | about 21 h 7 min |
| McAllen to Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 739 km (459 mi) | about 10 h 1 min |
| McAllen to Santiago de Querétaro | Mexico | 662 km (411 mi) | about 8 h 58 min |
| McAllen to León de los Aldama | Mexico | 665 km (413 mi) | about 9 h 1 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 McAllen?
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.