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Tuscaloosa · United States

Car hire and driving in Tuscaloosa, AL

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 BHM means 86 km (53 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Tuscaloosa

Car rental from Tuscaloosa: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tuscaloosa to BirminghamUnited States79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Tuscaloosa to MontgomeryUnited States151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Tuscaloosa to HuntsvilleUnited States192 km (119 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Tuscaloosa to ColumbusUnited States255 km (159 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Tuscaloosa to JacksonUnited States265 km (165 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Tuscaloosa to South FultonUnited States272 km (169 mi)about 3 h 41 min
Tuscaloosa to MobileUnited States283 km (176 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Tuscaloosa to ChattanoogaUnited States291 km (181 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Tuscaloosa to East ChattanoogaUnited States297 km (184 mi)about 4 h 1 min
Tuscaloosa to AtlantaUnited States301 km (187 mi)about 4 h 5 min
Tuscaloosa to Sandy SpringsUnited States306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Tuscaloosa to MurfreesboroUnited States312 km (194 mi)about 4 h 14 min
Tuscaloosa to New York CityUnited States1,463 km (909 mi)about 19 h 50 min
Tuscaloosa to TorontoCanada1,365 km (848 mi)about 18 h 30 min
Tuscaloosa to BrooklynUnited States1,464 km (909 mi)about 19 h 50 min
Tuscaloosa to ChicagoUnited States961 km (597 mi)about 13 h 1 min
Tuscaloosa to QueensUnited States1,474 km (916 mi)about 19 h 58 min
Tuscaloosa to HoustonUnited States832 km (517 mi)about 11 h 17 min
Tuscaloosa to PhiladelphiaUnited States1,336 km (830 mi)about 18 h 6 min
Tuscaloosa to San AntonioUnited States1,119 km (695 mi)about 15 h 10 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 Tuscaloosa?

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.