Car hire and driving in Surprise, AZ
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 PHX means 37 km (23 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Surprise
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surprise to Phoenix | United States | 31 km (20 mi) | about 26 min |
| Surprise to Scottsdale | United States | 42 km (26 mi) | about 35 min |
| Surprise to Tempe Junction | United States | 43 km (27 mi) | about 35 min |
| Surprise to Tempe | United States | 46 km (29 mi) | about 37 min |
| Surprise to Mesa | United States | 53 km (33 mi) | about 43 min |
| Surprise to Chandler | United States | 58 km (36 mi) | about 47 min |
| Surprise to Gilbert | United States | 59 km (37 mi) | about 48 min |
| Surprise to Tucson | United States | 204 km (127 mi) | about 2 h 46 min |
| Surprise to San Luis Río Colorado | Mexico | 262 km (163 mi) | about 3 h 33 min |
| Surprise to Nogales | Mexico | 289 km (180 mi) | about 3 h 55 min |
| Surprise to Mexicali | Mexico | 311 km (193 mi) | about 4 h 13 min |
| Surprise to Henderson | United States | 361 km (224 mi) | about 4 h 53 min |
| Surprise to Los Angeles | United States | 548 km (340 mi) | about 7 h 26 min |
| Surprise to Houston | United States | 1,660 km (1,031 mi) | about 22 h 30 min |
| Surprise to Tijuana | Mexico | 453 km (281 mi) | about 6 h 8 min |
| Surprise to León de los Aldama | Mexico | 1,741 km (1,082 mi) | about 23 h 36 min |
| Surprise to San Antonio | United States | 1,391 km (864 mi) | about 18 h 52 min |
| Surprise to Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 589 km (366 mi) | about 7 h 59 min |
| Surprise to Zapopan | Mexico | 1,684 km (1,047 mi) | about 22 h 50 min |
| Surprise to San Diego | United States | 461 km (286 mi) | about 6 h 15 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 Surprise?
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.