Car hire and driving in Salt Lake City, UT
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 SLC means 8 km (5 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Salt Lake City
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City to Provo | United States | 62 km (38 mi) | about 50 min |
| Salt Lake City to Boise | United States | 476 km (296 mi) | about 6 h 27 min |
| Salt Lake City to Boulder | United States | 567 km (352 mi) | about 7 h 41 min |
| Salt Lake City to Fort Collins | United States | 574 km (357 mi) | about 7 h 47 min |
| Salt Lake City to Sunrise Manor | United States | 577 km (358 mi) | about 7 h 49 min |
| Salt Lake City to North Las Vegas | United States | 580 km (360 mi) | about 7 h 51 min |
| Salt Lake City to Las Vegas | United States | 583 km (362 mi) | about 7 h 54 min |
| Salt Lake City to Arvada | United States | 587 km (365 mi) | about 7 h 57 min |
| Salt Lake City to Lakewood | United States | 590 km (366 mi) | about 8 h |
| Salt Lake City to Henderson | United States | 590 km (367 mi) | about 8 h |
| Salt Lake City to Westminster | United States | 590 km (367 mi) | about 8 h |
| Salt Lake City to Paradise | United States | 591 km (367 mi) | about 8 h 1 min |
| Salt Lake City to Los Angeles | United States | 933 km (580 mi) | about 12 h 39 min |
| Salt Lake City to Tijuana | Mexico | 1,025 km (637 mi) | about 13 h 54 min |
| Salt Lake City to Phoenix | United States | 813 km (505 mi) | about 11 h 1 min |
| Salt Lake City to San Antonio | United States | 1,749 km (1,087 mi) | about 23 h 43 min |
| Salt Lake City to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,116 km (694 mi) | about 15 h 8 min |
| Salt Lake City to San Diego | United States | 1,010 km (628 mi) | about 13 h 41 min |
| Salt Lake City to Dallas | United States | 1,606 km (998 mi) | about 21 h 47 min |
| Salt Lake City to Calgary | Canada | 1,157 km (719 mi) | about 15 h 41 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 Salt Lake City?
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.