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Mobile · United States

Car hire and driving in Mobile

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 PNS means 86 km (53 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Mobile

Car rental from Mobile: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Mobile to New OrleansUnited States212 km (132 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Mobile to MetairieUnited States217 km (135 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Mobile to MontgomeryUnited States249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Mobile to JacksonUnited States270 km (168 mi)about 3 h 40 min
Mobile to TuscaloosaUnited States283 km (176 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Mobile to Baton RougeUnited States302 km (188 mi)about 4 h 6 min
Mobile to BirminghamUnited States335 km (208 mi)about 4 h 33 min
Mobile to ColumbusUnited States350 km (217 mi)about 4 h 44 min
Mobile to TallahasseeUnited States361 km (225 mi)about 4 h 54 min
Mobile to LafayetteUnited States385 km (239 mi)about 5 h 13 min
Mobile to South FultonUnited States452 km (281 mi)about 6 h 8 min
Mobile to HuntsvilleUnited States469 km (291 mi)about 6 h 21 min
Mobile to Mexico CityMexico1,676 km (1,041 mi)about 22 h 43 min
Mobile to New York CityUnited States1,684 km (1,046 mi)about 22 h 49 min
Mobile to TorontoCanada1,635 km (1,016 mi)about 22 h 10 min
Mobile to BrooklynUnited States1,683 km (1,046 mi)about 22 h 49 min
Mobile to ChicagoUnited States1,241 km (771 mi)about 16 h 49 min
Mobile to QueensUnited States1,693 km (1,052 mi)about 22 h 57 min
Mobile to HoustonUnited States711 km (442 mi)about 9 h 38 min
Mobile to IztapalapaMexico1,678 km (1,043 mi)about 22 h 45 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Mobile?

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.