Car hire and driving in San Antonio, TX
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 SAT means 12 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from San Antonio
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio to Austin | United States | 118 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 36 min |
| San Antonio to Round Rock | United States | 144 km (89 mi) | about 1 h 57 min |
| San Antonio to Killeen | United States | 202 km (126 mi) | about 2 h 44 min |
| San Antonio to Corpus Christi | United States | 210 km (130 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| San Antonio to Piedras Negras | Mexico | 213 km (132 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| San Antonio to Laredo | United States | 235 km (146 mi) | about 3 h 11 min |
| San Antonio to Ciudad Acuña | Mexico | 238 km (148 mi) | about 3 h 14 min |
| San Antonio to Nuevo Laredo | Mexico | 239 km (148 mi) | about 3 h 14 min |
| San Antonio to College Station | United States | 247 km (154 mi) | about 3 h 21 min |
| San Antonio to Waco | United States | 269 km (167 mi) | about 3 h 39 min |
| San Antonio to Cypress | United States | 277 km (172 mi) | about 3 h 45 min |
| San Antonio to Houston | United States | 305 km (190 mi) | about 4 h 8 min |
| San Antonio to Mexico City | Mexico | 1,113 km (692 mi) | about 15 h 5 min |
| San Antonio to Chicago | United States | 1,691 km (1,051 mi) | about 22 h 55 min |
| San Antonio to Tijuana | Mexico | 1,795 km (1,116 mi) | about 24 h 20 min |
| San Antonio to Iztapalapa | Mexico | 1,121 km (697 mi) | about 15 h 12 min |
| San Antonio to Puebla | Mexico | 1,154 km (717 mi) | about 15 h 39 min |
| San Antonio to Phoenix | United States | 1,363 km (847 mi) | about 18 h 28 min |
| San Antonio to Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 1,093 km (679 mi) | about 14 h 49 min |
| San Antonio to Santiago de Querétaro | Mexico | 1,001 km (622 mi) | about 13 h 34 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 San Antonio?
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.