Distance between Houston TX and Mexico

There are 10 toll booths between Houston and Mexico: Ojo Caliente, Plan de Ayala, La Cuchilla, San Pedro km 16+830, León Guzmán, Periférico, Lincoln, Cuencame, Yerbanis and Durango.

Toll roads cost: Lincoln (168 MXN) + Periférico (72 MXN) + Ojo Caliente (?) + Plan de Ayala (139 MXN) + La Cuchilla (79 MXN) + San Pedro km 16+830 (?) + León Guzmán (?) + Cuencame (?) + Yerbanis (?) + Durango (?) = 458 + ? MXN

Fuel cost: 97.6 USD

This fuel cost is calculated as: (Route length 851.3 mi) / (Fuel consumption 29.4 mpg) * (Fuel price 3.37 USD / gal)

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Toll roads cost: 458 + ? MXN

Driving time: 17 h 26 min

This time is calculated for driving at the maximum permitted speed, taking into account traffic rules restrictions.

• 529 mi with a maximum speed 68 mph = 7 h 47 min
• 19 mi with a maximum speed 65 mph = 17 min
• 76 mi with a maximum speed 62 mph = 1 h 13 min
• 17 mi with a maximum speed 60 mph = 17 min
• 29 mi with a maximum speed 56 mph = 31 min
• 93 mi with a maximum speed 56 mph = 1 h 39 min
• 2 mi with a maximum speed 55 mph = 2 min
• 22 mi with a maximum speed 50 mph = 26 min
• 6 mi with a maximum speed 37 mph = 10 min
• 1 mi with a maximum speed 25 mph = 1 min
• 62 mi with a maximum speed 12 mph = 4 h 58 min

The calculated driving time does not take into account intermediate stops and traffic jams.

The distance between Houston and Mexico is 851.3 mi by road including 654.3 mi on motorways.

Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation. The start and finish points are the centers of Houston and Mexico respectively.

The shortest distance (air line, as the crow flies) between Houston and Mexico is 697.2 mi.

This distance is calculated using the Haversine formula as a great-circle distance between two points on the surface of a sphere. The start and finish points are the centers of Houston and Mexico respectively. Actual distance between airports may be different.

Boeing 737 airliner needs 1 h 24 min to cover the distance of 697 mi at a cruising speed of 497 mph.

Small plane "Cessna 172" needs 5 h 6 min to flight this distance at average speed of 136 mph.

This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, airport location and other real world factors.

Fast helicopter "Eurocopter AS350" or "Hughes OH-6 Cayuse" need 4 h 40 min to cover the distance of 697 mi at a cruising speed of 149 mph.

Popular "Robinson R44" needs 5 h 20 min to flight this distance at average speed of 130 mph.

This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, aerodrome location and other real world factors.

The halfway point between Houston and Mexico is General Escobedo. It is located about 62 mi from the exact midpoint by road.

The distance from General Escobedo to Houston is 487 mi and driving will take about 10 h 44 min. The road between General Escobedo and Mexico has length 364 mi and will take approximately 6 h 41 min.

The other cities located close to halfway point:

• Nuevo Laredo is in 352 mi from Houston and 499 mi from Mexico
• Laredo is in 342 mi from Houston and 510 mi from Mexico
• Rinconada is in 514 mi from Houston and 337 mi from Mexico

Houston is located 697 mi north-east of Mexico.

Houston has geographic coordinates: latitude 29.75894, longitude -95.3677.

Mexico has geographic coordinates: latitude 23.99039, longitude -104.6575.

The route from Houston to Mexico follows MEX 40D, I 10, I 35, MEX 85D, MEX 40.

Other minor sections pass along the road:

• MEX 85: 52 mi
• MEX 49D: 50 mi
• US 90: 48 mi
• 1610: 24 mi
• TX 130: 22 mi
• MEX 2: 15 mi
• US 83: 14 mi
• NL 100D: 14 mi
• I 10 Toll: 11 mi
• NL 100: 9 mi
• US 87: 2 mi
• MEX 45: 2 mi
• MEX 40D:MEX 49D: 2 mi
• TX 71: 1 mi
• I 45: 1 mi