Car hire and driving in Santa Clarita, 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 BUR means 27 km (17 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Santa Clarita
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clarita to Simi Valley | United States | 26 km (16 mi) | about 21 min |
| Santa Clarita to Burbank | United States | 32 km (20 mi) | about 26 min |
| Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks | United States | 37 km (23 mi) | about 30 min |
| Santa Clarita to Glendale | United States | 38 km (24 mi) | about 31 min |
| Santa Clarita to Palmdale | United States | 44 km (28 mi) | about 36 min |
| Santa Clarita to Pasadena | United States | 46 km (28 mi) | about 37 min |
| Santa Clarita to Los Angeles | United States | 47 km (29 mi) | about 38 min |
| Santa Clarita to Lancaster | United States | 50 km (31 mi) | about 41 min |
| Santa Clarita to Inglewood | United States | 51 km (32 mi) | about 41 min |
| Santa Clarita to East Los Angeles | United States | 53 km (33 mi) | about 43 min |
| Santa Clarita to El Monte | United States | 59 km (37 mi) | about 48 min |
| Santa Clarita to Oxnard | United States | 62 km (39 mi) | about 51 min |
| Santa Clarita to Tijuana | Mexico | 254 km (158 mi) | about 3 h 27 min |
| Santa Clarita to Phoenix | United States | 606 km (376 mi) | about 8 h 13 min |
| Santa Clarita to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,164 km (723 mi) | about 15 h 46 min |
| Santa Clarita to San Diego | United States | 226 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 4 min |
| Santa Clarita to Mexicali | Mexico | 347 km (216 mi) | about 4 h 42 min |
| Santa Clarita to San Jose | United States | 446 km (277 mi) | about 6 h 2 min |
| Santa Clarita to Chihuahua | Mexico | 1,341 km (834 mi) | about 18 h 11 min |
| Santa Clarita to San Francisco | United States | 513 km (319 mi) | about 6 h 57 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 Clarita?
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.