Car hire and driving in Santa Clara, CA
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 SJC means 2 km (1 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Santa Clara
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara to Hayward | United States | 37 km (23 mi) | about 30 min |
| Santa Clara to San Mateo | United States | 40 km (25 mi) | about 33 min |
| Santa Clara to Oakland | United States | 57 km (36 mi) | about 47 min |
| Santa Clara to Daly City | United States | 59 km (37 mi) | about 48 min |
| Santa Clara to San Francisco | United States | 62 km (39 mi) | about 51 min |
| Santa Clara to Berkeley | United States | 64 km (40 mi) | about 52 min |
| Santa Clara to Concord | United States | 70 km (43 mi) | about 57 min |
| Santa Clara to Richmond | United States | 73 km (46 mi) | about 1 h |
| Santa Clara to Antioch | United States | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h |
| Santa Clara to Salinas | United States | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Santa Clara to Vallejo | United States | 88 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Santa Clara to Stockton | United States | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Santa Clara to Los Angeles | United States | 497 km (309 mi) | about 6 h 44 min |
| Santa Clara to Tijuana | Mexico | 703 km (437 mi) | about 9 h 32 min |
| Santa Clara to Phoenix | United States | 995 km (618 mi) | about 13 h 29 min |
| Santa Clara to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,549 km (962 mi) | about 21 h |
| Santa Clara to San Diego | United States | 675 km (420 mi) | about 9 h 9 min |
| Santa Clara to Calgary | Canada | 1,645 km (1,022 mi) | about 22 h 18 min |
| Santa Clara to Mexicali | Mexico | 791 km (492 mi) | about 10 h 44 min |
| Santa Clara to Chihuahua | Mexico | 1,765 km (1,097 mi) | about 23 h 56 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 Santa Clara?
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.