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Tucson · United States

Car hire and driving in Tucson

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 TUS means 12 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Tucson

Car rental from Tucson: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tucson to NogalesMexico102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Tucson to ChandlerUnited States148 km (92 mi)about 2 h
Tucson to GilbertUnited States149 km (93 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Tucson to MesaUnited States158 km (98 mi)about 2 h 8 min
Tucson to TempeUnited States161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Tucson to Tempe JunctionUnited States163 km (101 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Tucson to ScottsdaleUnited States170 km (105 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Tucson to PhoenixUnited States173 km (108 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Tucson to GlendaleUnited States188 km (117 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Tucson to PeoriaUnited States194 km (121 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Tucson to SurpriseUnited States204 km (127 mi)about 2 h 46 min
Tucson to HermosilloMexico348 km (216 mi)about 4 h 43 min
Tucson to Los AngelesUnited States711 km (442 mi)about 9 h 38 min
Tucson to HoustonUnited States1,507 km (936 mi)about 20 h 26 min
Tucson to TijuanaMexico572 km (355 mi)about 7 h 45 min
Tucson to Santiago de QuerétaroMexico1,664 km (1,034 mi)about 22 h 33 min
Tucson to León de los AldamaMexico1,537 km (955 mi)about 20 h 50 min
Tucson to San AntonioUnited States1,226 km (762 mi)about 16 h 38 min
Tucson to Ciudad JuárezMexico425 km (264 mi)about 5 h 46 min
Tucson to ZapopanMexico1,482 km (921 mi)about 20 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 Tucson?

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.