Car hire and driving in Tacoma, WA
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 SEA means 24 km (15 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Tacoma
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma to Renton | United States | 31 km (19 mi) | about 25 min |
| Tacoma to Seattle | United States | 40 km (25 mi) | about 33 min |
| Tacoma to Bellevue | United States | 44 km (27 mi) | about 36 min |
| Tacoma to Everett | United States | 83 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Tacoma to Victoria | Canada | 148 km (92 mi) | about 2 h |
| Tacoma to Saanich | Canada | 160 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Tacoma to Vancouver | United States | 180 km (112 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Tacoma to Portland | United States | 193 km (120 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Tacoma to Gresham | United States | 195 km (121 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| Tacoma to Hillsboro | United States | 197 km (122 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Tacoma to Abbotsford | Canada | 201 km (125 mi) | about 2 h 44 min |
| Tacoma to Langley | Canada | 206 km (128 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Tacoma to Los Angeles | United States | 1,509 km (938 mi) | about 20 h 28 min |
| Tacoma to Phoenix | United States | 1,765 km (1,097 mi) | about 23 h 56 min |
| Tacoma to Calgary | Canada | 739 km (459 mi) | about 10 h 1 min |
| Tacoma to Edmonton | Canada | 945 km (587 mi) | about 12 h 48 min |
| Tacoma to San Jose | United States | 1,103 km (686 mi) | about 14 h 57 min |
| Tacoma to San Francisco | United States | 1,054 km (655 mi) | about 14 h 17 min |
| Tacoma to Denver | United States | 1,632 km (1,014 mi) | about 22 h 7 min |
| Tacoma to Vancouver | Canada | 228 km (141 mi) | about 3 h 5 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 Tacoma?
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.