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Sunnyvale · United States

Car hire and driving in Sunnyvale

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 SJC means 9 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Sunnyvale

Car rental from Sunnyvale: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Sunnyvale to San MateoUnited States33 km (21 mi)about 27 min
Sunnyvale to HaywardUnited States34 km (21 mi)about 27 min
Sunnyvale to OaklandUnited States53 km (33 mi)about 43 min
Sunnyvale to Daly CityUnited States53 km (33 mi)about 43 min
Sunnyvale to San FranciscoUnited States56 km (35 mi)about 46 min
Sunnyvale to BerkeleyUnited States60 km (37 mi)about 49 min
Sunnyvale to ConcordUnited States68 km (42 mi)about 55 min
Sunnyvale to RichmondUnited States69 km (43 mi)about 56 min
Sunnyvale to AntiochUnited States74 km (46 mi)about 1 h
Sunnyvale to SalinasUnited States84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Sunnyvale to VallejoUnited States84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Sunnyvale to StocktonUnited States93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Sunnyvale to Los AngelesUnited States503 km (313 mi)about 6 h 49 min
Sunnyvale to TijuanaMexico709 km (441 mi)about 9 h 37 min
Sunnyvale to PhoenixUnited States1,002 km (623 mi)about 13 h 35 min
Sunnyvale to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,556 km (967 mi)about 21 h 6 min
Sunnyvale to San DiegoUnited States681 km (423 mi)about 9 h 14 min
Sunnyvale to CalgaryCanada1,646 km (1,023 mi)about 22 h 18 min
Sunnyvale to MexicaliMexico798 km (496 mi)about 10 h 49 min
Sunnyvale to ChihuahuaMexico1,772 km (1,101 mi)about 24 h 1 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 Sunnyvale?

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.