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Tampico · Mexico

Car hire and driving in Tampico

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Mexico traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TAM means 1 km (1 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Tampico

Car rental from Tampico: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tampico to Ciudad VallesMexico121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Tampico to Poza Rica de HidalgoMexico200 km (124 mi)about 3 h 3 min
Tampico to Ciudad VictoriaMexico207 km (129 mi)about 3 h 10 min
Tampico to TulancingoMexico250 km (156 mi)about 3 h 49 min
Tampico to Pachuca de SotoMexico257 km (160 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Tampico to TeziutlanMexico280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Tampico to San Juan del RíoMexico304 km (189 mi)about 4 h 38 min
Tampico to ZumpangoMexico304 km (189 mi)about 4 h 38 min
Tampico to Ojo de AguaMexico313 km (194 mi)about 4 h 46 min
Tampico to Soledad de Graciano SánchezMexico315 km (196 mi)about 4 h 48 min
Tampico to TepexpanMexico317 km (197 mi)about 4 h 50 min
Tampico to San Pablo de las SalinasMexico317 km (197 mi)about 4 h 50 min
Tampico to Mexico CityMexico343 km (213 mi)about 5 h 14 min
Tampico to HoustonUnited States869 km (540 mi)about 13 h 15 min
Tampico to IztapalapaMexico348 km (216 mi)about 5 h 19 min
Tampico to PueblaMexico362 km (225 mi)about 5 h 31 min
Tampico to Ecatepec de MorelosMexico322 km (200 mi)about 4 h 55 min
Tampico to Santiago de QuerétaroMexico321 km (200 mi)about 4 h 54 min
Tampico to León de los AldamaMexico414 km (257 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Tampico to San AntonioUnited States796 km (495 mi)about 12 h 9 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 Tampico?

The right, as everywhere in Mexico.

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.