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Palmdale · United States

Car hire and driving in Palmdale

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 BUR means 47 km (29 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Palmdale

Car rental from Palmdale: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Palmdale to Santa ClaritaUnited States44 km (28 mi)about 36 min
Palmdale to ValenciaUnited States48 km (30 mi)about 39 min
Palmdale to BurbankUnited States48 km (30 mi)about 39 min
Palmdale to PasadenaUnited States48 km (30 mi)about 39 min
Palmdale to GlendaleUnited States50 km (31 mi)about 41 min
Palmdale to El MonteUnited States57 km (36 mi)about 47 min
Palmdale to West CovinaUnited States59 km (37 mi)about 48 min
Palmdale to Los AngelesUnited States60 km (37 mi)about 49 min
Palmdale to East Los AngelesUnited States62 km (39 mi)about 50 min
Palmdale to PomonaUnited States67 km (42 mi)about 55 min
Palmdale to Simi ValleyUnited States70 km (44 mi)about 57 min
Palmdale to DowneyUnited States71 km (44 mi)about 58 min
Palmdale to TijuanaMexico253 km (157 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Palmdale to PhoenixUnited States571 km (355 mi)about 7 h 44 min
Palmdale to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,130 km (702 mi)about 15 h 19 min
Palmdale to San DiegoUnited States225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 3 min
Palmdale to MexicaliMexico328 km (204 mi)about 4 h 27 min
Palmdale to San JoseUnited States458 km (285 mi)about 6 h 13 min
Palmdale to ChihuahuaMexico1,315 km (817 mi)about 17 h 50 min
Palmdale to San FranciscoUnited States525 km (326 mi)about 7 h 7 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 Palmdale?

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.