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Santa Ana · United States

Car hire and driving in Santa Ana

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at SNA means 8 km (5 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Santa Ana

Car rental from Santa Ana: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Santa Ana to NorwalkUnited States26 km (16 mi)about 21 min
Santa Ana to Long BeachUnited States30 km (19 mi)about 24 min
Santa Ana to CoronaUnited States31 km (19 mi)about 26 min
Santa Ana to DowneyUnited States33 km (20 mi)about 27 min
Santa Ana to PomonaUnited States36 km (22 mi)about 29 min
Santa Ana to West CovinaUnited States37 km (23 mi)about 30 min
Santa Ana to El MonteUnited States39 km (24 mi)about 32 min
Santa Ana to OntarioUnited States41 km (25 mi)about 33 min
Santa Ana to East Los AngelesUnited States42 km (26 mi)about 34 min
Santa Ana to TorranceUnited States45 km (28 mi)about 36 min
Santa Ana to Rancho CucamongaUnited States47 km (29 mi)about 39 min
Santa Ana to Los AngelesUnited States49 km (30 mi)about 40 min
Santa Ana to TijuanaMexico160 km (99 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Santa Ana to PhoenixUnited States538 km (334 mi)about 7 h 17 min
Santa Ana to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,090 km (677 mi)about 14 h 46 min
Santa Ana to San DiegoUnited States132 km (82 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Santa Ana to MexicaliMexico257 km (159 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Santa Ana to San JoseUnited States541 km (336 mi)about 7 h 20 min
Santa Ana to ChihuahuaMexico1,255 km (780 mi)about 17 h 1 min
Santa Ana to San FranciscoUnited States608 km (378 mi)about 8 h 14 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Santa Ana?

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 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.