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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 HOU means 8 km (5 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 CypressUnited States56 km (35 mi)about 46 min
Pasadena to BeaumontUnited States115 km (72 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Pasadena to College StationUnited States150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Pasadena to AustinUnited States252 km (157 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Pasadena to Round RockUnited States254 km (158 mi)about 3 h 27 min
Pasadena to WacoUnited States278 km (172 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Pasadena to KilleenUnited States289 km (180 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Pasadena to TylerUnited States296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 1 min
Pasadena to Corpus ChristiUnited States299 km (186 mi)about 4 h 4 min
Pasadena to LafayetteUnited States313 km (194 mi)about 4 h 14 min
Pasadena to San AntonioUnited States319 km (198 mi)about 4 h 20 min
Pasadena to ShreveportUnited States344 km (214 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Pasadena to Mexico CityMexico1,208 km (750 mi)about 16 h 22 min
Pasadena to ChicagoUnited States1,513 km (940 mi)about 20 h 30 min
Pasadena to IztapalapaMexico1,213 km (754 mi)about 16 h 27 min
Pasadena to PueblaMexico1,222 km (759 mi)about 16 h 34 min
Pasadena to PhoenixUnited States1,649 km (1,025 mi)about 22 h 21 min
Pasadena to Ecatepec de MorelosMexico1,187 km (737 mi)about 16 h 5 min
Pasadena to Santiago de QuerétaroMexico1,138 km (707 mi)about 15 h 26 min
Pasadena to León de los AldamaMexico1,153 km (716 mi)about 15 h 38 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.