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San Antonio · United States

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

Car rental from San Antonio: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
San Antonio to AustinUnited States118 km (74 mi)about 1 h 36 min
San Antonio to Round RockUnited States144 km (89 mi)about 1 h 57 min
San Antonio to KilleenUnited States202 km (126 mi)about 2 h 44 min
San Antonio to Corpus ChristiUnited States210 km (130 mi)about 2 h 51 min
San Antonio to Piedras NegrasMexico213 km (132 mi)about 2 h 53 min
San Antonio to LaredoUnited States235 km (146 mi)about 3 h 11 min
San Antonio to Ciudad AcuñaMexico238 km (148 mi)about 3 h 14 min
San Antonio to Nuevo LaredoMexico239 km (148 mi)about 3 h 14 min
San Antonio to College StationUnited States247 km (154 mi)about 3 h 21 min
San Antonio to WacoUnited States269 km (167 mi)about 3 h 39 min
San Antonio to CypressUnited States277 km (172 mi)about 3 h 45 min
San Antonio to HoustonUnited States305 km (190 mi)about 4 h 8 min
San Antonio to Mexico CityMexico1,113 km (692 mi)about 15 h 5 min
San Antonio to ChicagoUnited States1,691 km (1,051 mi)about 22 h 55 min
San Antonio to TijuanaMexico1,795 km (1,116 mi)about 24 h 20 min
San Antonio to IztapalapaMexico1,121 km (697 mi)about 15 h 12 min
San Antonio to PueblaMexico1,154 km (717 mi)about 15 h 39 min
San Antonio to PhoenixUnited States1,363 km (847 mi)about 18 h 28 min
San Antonio to Ecatepec de MorelosMexico1,093 km (679 mi)about 14 h 49 min
San Antonio to Santiago de QuerétaroMexico1,001 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.

Where to compare car hire

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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.