Car hire and driving in Richmond, CA
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at OAK means 26 km (16 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Richmond
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond to Daly City | United States | 27 km (17 mi) | about 22 min |
| Richmond to Concord | United States | 28 km (17 mi) | about 23 min |
| Richmond to Hayward | United States | 38 km (24 mi) | about 31 min |
| Richmond to San Mateo | United States | 41 km (26 mi) | about 34 min |
| Richmond to Fairfield | United States | 44 km (27 mi) | about 36 min |
| Richmond to Antioch | United States | 48 km (30 mi) | about 39 min |
| Richmond to Fremont | United States | 53 km (33 mi) | about 43 min |
| Richmond to Santa Rosa | United States | 65 km (40 mi) | about 53 min |
| Richmond to Sunnyvale | United States | 69 km (43 mi) | about 56 min |
| Richmond to Santa Clara | United States | 73 km (46 mi) | about 1 h |
| Richmond to San Jose | United States | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Richmond to Stockton | United States | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Richmond to Los Angeles | United States | 568 km (353 mi) | about 7 h 42 min |
| Richmond to Tijuana | Mexico | 775 km (481 mi) | about 10 h 30 min |
| Richmond to Phoenix | United States | 1,053 km (654 mi) | about 14 h 16 min |
| Richmond to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,603 km (996 mi) | about 21 h 44 min |
| Richmond to San Diego | United States | 747 km (464 mi) | about 10 h 7 min |
| Richmond to Calgary | Canada | 1,596 km (992 mi) | about 21 h 38 min |
| Richmond to Mexicali | Mexico | 860 km (534 mi) | about 11 h 39 min |
| Richmond to Hermosillo | Mexico | 1,440 km (895 mi) | about 19 h 32 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 Richmond?
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.