How far is it from Guatemala to United States?

The distance between Guatemala and United States is 2860 mi by road.

How long does it take to drive from Guatemala to United States?

The drive from Guatemala to United States takes approximately 56 h 5 min by car.

What is the best route from Guatemala to United States?

The fastest route from Guatemala to United States covers 2860 mi with a driving time of approximately 56 h 5 min.

Which direction is United States from Guatemala?

United States lies roughly to the north-east of Guatemala.

Which roads does the route from Guatemala to United States follow?

The drive from Guatemala to United States mainly follows I 59, I 24, I 81. The longest single stretch is 444 mi on I 59.

Which towns do you pass between Guatemala and United States?

Towns on the route from Guatemala to United States include Harlingen, Houston, Knoxville, Blacksburg.

Guatemala United States

Distance: 2860 miDuration: 56 h 5 min

Driving from Guatemala to United States takes about 56 h 5 min via I 59. The distance is 2860 mi. The straight-line distance is 1868 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Progreso Lakes, TX, West University Place, TX, Ridgeside, TN, Chevy Chase Village, MD. Driving directions

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Driving directions152 · 2860 mi

1 Depart 2 mi
2 Turn right onto Carretera La Trinitaria - Benemérito de Las Américas 42 mi
3 Continue straight onto Avenida de las Américas 1 mi
4 Continue straight onto Carretera Benemérito de Las Américas - Palenque 40 mi
5 Continue straight onto Carretera Benemérito de Las Américas - Palenque 51 mi
6 Continue straight onto Carretera Benemérito de Las Américas - Palenque 27 mi
7 Turn right onto Carretera Catazajá - Tramo Carretero (Tuxtla Gtz. - Cd. Cuauhtémoc) 4 mi
8 Continue slightly left onto Carretera Catazajá - Tramo Carretero (Tuxtla Gtz. - Cd. Cuauhtémoc) 3 mi
9 Enter roundabout straight onto Carretera Catazajá - Tramo Carretero (Tuxtla Gtz. - Cd. Cuauhtémoc) 7 yd
10 Exit roundabout straight onto Carretera Catazajá - Tramo Carretero (Tuxtla Gtz. - Cd. Cuauhtémoc) 1 mi
11 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Carretera Catazajá - Tramo Carretero (Tuxtla Gtz. - Cd. Cuauhtémoc) 42 yd
12 Exit roundabout straight onto Carretera Catazajá - Tramo Carretero (Tuxtla Gtz. - Cd. Cuauhtémoc) 3 mi
13 Turn slightly right onto Calzada Lázaro Cárdenas 1 mi

14 Continue straight onto Carretera Catazajá - Tramo Carretero (Tuxtla Gtz. - Cd. Cuauhtémoc) 1 mi
15 Continue straight onto Carretera Catazajá - Tramo Carretero (Tuxtla Gtz. - Cd. Cuauhtémoc) 13 mi
16 Merge slightly right onto Carretera Villahermosa - Francisco Escárcega 1 mi
17 Take exit left 49 yd
18 Merge slightly right onto Carretera Villahermosa - Francisco Escárcega 1 mi
19 Turn sharp right 104 yd
20 Merge slightly left onto Carretera Villahermosa - Francisco Escárcega 67 mi
21 Keep slightly right onto Carretera Villahermosa - Francisco Escárcega 4 mi
22 Continue straight onto Boulevard Adolfo Ruíz Cortines 1 mi
23 Take exit slightly right 48 yd
24 Turn straight onto Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortines 4 mi
25 Continue straight onto Carretera Coatzacoalcos - Villahermosa 8 mi
26 Continue straight onto Carretera Coatzacoalcos - Villahermosa 20 mi
27 Continue straight onto Carretera Coatzacoalcos - Villahermosa 12 mi
28 Keep slightly left onto Carretera Entronque Agua Dulce - Cárdenas (Cuota) 34 mi
29 Continue straight onto Carretera Coatzacoalcos - Villahermosa 20 mi
30 Take exit slightly right onto Autopista Nuevo Teapa - Cosoleacaque 8 mi
31 Keep slightly left onto Autopista Nuevo Teapa - Cosoleacaque 14 mi
32 Continue straight 142 mi
33 Keep slightly right onto Veracruz 1 mi
34 Merge slightly left onto Autopista Córdoba - Veracruz 28 mi
35 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
36 Merge slightly left onto Carretera Costera del Golfo 14 mi
37 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
38 Merge slightly left onto Autopista Veracruz - Cardel 11 mi
39 Continue straight onto Autopista Veracruz - Cardel 2 mi
40 Keep slightly right onto Calle Yucatán 1 mi
41 Continue straight onto Calle Gardenias 28 mi
42 Continue straight onto Autopista Poza Rica - Cardel 101 mi
43 Keep slightly right 1 mi
44 Merge slightly left onto Carretera Tihuatlán - Túxpam (Cuota) 13 mi
45 Keep slightly left 34 mi
46 Keep straight onto Autopista Tuxpan - Tampico 30 mi
47 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
48 Merge slightly left onto Poza Rica- Tampico 34 mi
49 Continue straight onto Carretera Túxpam-Tampico 5 mi
50 Continue straight onto Puente Tampico 1 mi
51 Take exit slightly right 159 yd
52 Turn right onto Calle Licenciado Benito Juárez 79 yd
53 Turn right onto Calle Mariano Abasolo 1 mi
54 Turn left onto Avenida Licenciado Emilio Portes Gil 159 yd
55 Continue straight onto Avenida Francisco I. Madero 4 mi
56 Turn left onto Callejón de Barriles 2 mi
57 Continue straight onto Libramiento Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta 11 mi
58 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
59 Continue straight 1 mi
60 Merge slightly left onto Boulevard de los Ríos 2 mi
61 Continue straight onto Boulevard de los Rios 5 mi
62 Continue straight onto Carretera Las Flores-Altamira 40 mi
63 At end of road, turn right 10 mi
64 At end of road, turn right onto Francisco I. Madero 37 mi
65 Continue straight onto Carretera Costera del Golfo 5 mi
66 Continue straight onto Puente Palmas 145 yd
67 Continue straight onto Francisco I. Madero 14 mi
68 Continue straight onto Puente Soto la Marina 1 mi
69 Continue straight onto Carretera Costera del Golfo 5 mi
70 Continue straight onto Carretera Estación Manuel-La Coma 48 mi
71 Turn right onto Carretera Matamoros-Ciudad Victoria 24 mi
72 Continue straight onto Libramiento de San Fernando 17 mi
73 Continue straight onto Carretera Matamoros-Ciudad Victoria 4 mi
74 Continue straight onto Libramiento de Francisco Villa 5 mi
75 Continue straight onto Carretera Matamoros-Ciudad Victoria 15 mi
76 Turn straight onto Libramiento de San Germán 3 mi
77 Continue straight onto Carretera Matamoros-Ciudad Victoria 18 mi
78 Turn slightly left onto Carretera Las Yescas-Valle Hermoso-El Empalme 14 mi
79 Continue straight onto Avenida General Lázaro Cárdenas 4 mi
80 Continue straight onto Carretera Ciudad Anáhuac Valle Hermoso 1 mi
81 Continue straight onto Carretera Las Yescas-Valle Hermoso-El Empalme 17 mi
82 Merge slightly right onto Carretera Ciudad Río Bravo-Matamoros 6 mi
83 Continue straight onto Puente Internacional Libre Comercio 2 mi
84 Continue straight onto Free Trade International Bridge 2 mi
85 Keep slightly left 155 yd
86 Keep slightly right 169 yd
87 Continue straight onto Free Trade International Bridge 1 mi
88 Continue straight 10 mi
89 Turn left onto West Expressway 83 1 mi
90 Take ramp slightly left 1 mi
91 Merge slightly left onto U.S. Highway 77 93 mi
92 Keep slightly left 1 mi
93 Merge slightly right 2 mi
94 Continue straight onto U.S. Highway 77 12 mi
95 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
96 Turn straight onto US Highway 77 Frontage Road 162 yd
97 Turn right onto County Road 10 2 mi
98 Turn left onto County Road 79 4 mi
99 Turn left onto County Road 18 1 mi
100 Turn sharp right 2 mi
101 Take ramp straight 1 mi
102 Merge slightly left onto Driscoll Bypass 3 mi
103 Continue straight onto U.S. Highway 77 14 mi
104 Merge slightly left 2 mi
105 Keep slightly left 1 mi
106 Continue straight 154 yd
107 Take exit slightly right 38 mi
108 Turn slightly right onto United States Highway 77 33 mi
109 Keep slightly left onto Spur 91 2 mi
110 Merge slightly left onto US Highway 59 South 89 mi
111 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
112 Continue straight onto 59 Northbound Frontage Road 2 mi
113 Continue straight 1 mi
114 Continue straight onto US 59 Northbound Frontage Road 3 mi
115 Continue straight onto Southwest Freeway Frontage Road 2 mi
116 Take ramp slightly left 1 mi
117 Merge slightly left onto Southwest Freeway 33 mi
118 Keep slightly right onto Southwest Freeway 3 mi
119 Continue straight onto Eastex Freeway 2 mi
120 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
121 Keep slightly left 1 mi
122 Merge slightly left onto East Freeway 5 mi
123 Keep slightly left onto East Freeway 14 mi
124 Keep slightly left onto East Freeway 97 mi
125 Continue straight onto Creole Nature Trail All-American Road 156 mi
126 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
127 Continue straight onto West Florida Republic Parkway 85 mi
128 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
129 Merge slightly left 160 mi
130 Keep slightly right 154 mi
131 Keep slightly left 131 mi
132 Keep slightly right 1 mi
133 Merge slightly left 17 mi
134 Keep slightly left 1 mi
135 Merge slightly left 100 mi
136 Keep slightly left 37 mi
137 Keep slightly left 158 mi
138 Keep slightly left 140 mi
139 Continue straight 1 mi
140 Keep slightly left 79 mi
141 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
142 Continue straight 43 mi
143 Keep slightly right 33 mi
144 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
145 Keep slightly right 1 mi
146 Continue straight onto E Street Expressway 1 mi
147 Continue straight onto E Street Northwest 1 mi
148 At end of road, turn left onto 17th Street Northwest 1 mi
149 Continue straight onto Connecticut Avenue Northwest 1 mi
150 Turn slightly right onto 18th Street Northwest 1 mi
151 Turn right 157 yd
152 Arrive right

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The return trip from United States to Guatemala covers roughly the same distance, 2860 mi.

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How far is it from Guatemala to United States?: The distance between Guatemala and United States is 2860 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Guatemala to United States?: The drive from Guatemala to United States takes approximately 56 h 5 min by car.
What is the best route from Guatemala to United States?: The fastest route from Guatemala to United States covers 2860 mi with a driving time of approximately 56 h 5 min.
Which direction is United States from Guatemala?: United States lies roughly to the north-east of Guatemala.
Which roads does the route from Guatemala to United States follow?: The drive from Guatemala to United States mainly follows I 59, I 24, I 81. The longest single stretch is 444 mi on I 59.
Which towns do you pass between Guatemala and United States?: Towns on the route from Guatemala to United States include Harlingen, Houston, Knoxville, Blacksburg.

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