Car hire and driving in Nuevo Laredo
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Mexico traffic drives on the right. Picking up at NLD means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Nuevo Laredo
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuevo Laredo to Piedras Negras | Mexico | 168 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 34 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to McAllen | United States | 191 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Reynosa | Mexico | 198 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 1 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Monclova | Mexico | 199 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 2 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Ciudad Apodaca | Mexico | 200 km (124 mi) | about 3 h 3 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Ciudad General Escobedo | Mexico | 203 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 6 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to San Nicolás de los Garza | Mexico | 208 km (129 mi) | about 3 h 10 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Ciudad Benito Juárez | Mexico | 211 km (131 mi) | about 3 h 13 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Corpus Christi | United States | 212 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 14 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Guadalupe | Mexico | 213 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 15 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey | Mexico | 215 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 16 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to San Pedro Garza García | Mexico | 220 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Mexico City | Mexico | 896 km (557 mi) | about 13 h 40 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Houston | United States | 478 km (297 mi) | about 7 h 18 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Tijuana | Mexico | 1,772 km (1,101 mi) | about 27 h 1 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Iztapalapa | Mexico | 904 km (562 mi) | about 13 h 47 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Puebla | Mexico | 947 km (588 mi) | about 14 h 26 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Phoenix | United States | 1,373 km (853 mi) | about 20 h 56 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 876 km (545 mi) | about 13 h 22 min |
| Nuevo Laredo to Santiago de Querétaro | Mexico | 771 km (479 mi) | about 11 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.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Nuevo Laredo?
The right, as everywhere in Mexico.
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.