Car hire and driving in Salamanca
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 BJX means 55 km (34 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Salamanca
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamanca to Celaya | Mexico | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Salamanca to San Miguel de Allende | Mexico | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Salamanca to León de los Aldama | Mexico | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Salamanca to Santiago de Querétaro | Mexico | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Salamanca to Morelia | Mexico | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Salamanca to San Juan del Río | Mexico | 127 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Salamanca to Zamora de Hidalgo | Mexico | 131 km (81 mi) | about 2 h |
| Salamanca to Uruapan | Mexico | 157 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| Salamanca to San Luis Potosí | Mexico | 178 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Salamanca to Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | Mexico | 182 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 47 min |
| Salamanca to Aguascalientes | Mexico | 184 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Salamanca to Apatzingán | Mexico | 205 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Salamanca to Mexico City | Mexico | 251 km (156 mi) | about 3 h 49 min |
| Salamanca to Houston | United States | 1,178 km (732 mi) | about 17 h 58 min |
| Salamanca to Iztapalapa | Mexico | 261 km (162 mi) | about 3 h 59 min |
| Salamanca to Puebla | Mexico | 356 km (221 mi) | about 5 h 25 min |
| Salamanca to Phoenix | United States | 1,789 km (1,112 mi) | about 27 h 17 min |
| Salamanca to Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 248 km (154 mi) | about 3 h 47 min |
| Salamanca to San Antonio | United States | 1,021 km (635 mi) | about 15 h 35 min |
| Salamanca to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,346 km (836 mi) | about 20 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.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Salamanca?
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.