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Pasadena · United States

Car hire and driving in Pasadena

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 21 km (13 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Pasadena

Car rental from Pasadena: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Pasadena to NorwalkUnited States28 km (17 mi)about 23 min
Pasadena to InglewoodUnited States28 km (18 mi)about 23 min
Pasadena to FullertonUnited States37 km (23 mi)about 30 min
Pasadena to PomonaUnited States38 km (23 mi)about 31 min
Pasadena to TorranceUnited States39 km (24 mi)about 32 min
Pasadena to AnaheimUnited States41 km (25 mi)about 33 min
Pasadena to Long BeachUnited States43 km (26 mi)about 35 min
Pasadena to Santa ClaritaUnited States46 km (28 mi)about 37 min
Pasadena to Garden GroveUnited States46 km (28 mi)about 37 min
Pasadena to OntarioUnited States46 km (29 mi)about 38 min
Pasadena to PalmdaleUnited States48 km (30 mi)about 39 min
Pasadena to OrangeUnited States48 km (30 mi)about 39 min
Pasadena to TijuanaMexico211 km (131 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Pasadena to PhoenixUnited States566 km (352 mi)about 7 h 41 min
Pasadena to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,123 km (698 mi)about 15 h 13 min
Pasadena to San DiegoUnited States183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Pasadena to MexicaliMexico302 km (187 mi)about 4 h 5 min
Pasadena to San JoseUnited States490 km (305 mi)about 6 h 39 min
Pasadena to ChihuahuaMexico1,297 km (806 mi)about 17 h 35 min
Pasadena to San FranciscoUnited States557 km (346 mi)about 7 h 33 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 Pasadena?

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.