5 to 6 hours
Yes
Texas--Austin New Mexico--Santa Fe Arizona--Phoenix California--Sacremento
The driving distance from Phoenix, Arizona to Santa Fe, New Mexico is 480 miles.
It is 526.51 miles according to MapQuest.
The approximate driving distance from Phoenix, Arizona to Santa Rosa, New Mexico is around 396 miles.
It is 479.44 miles according to MapQuest.
According to Google Maps, 7hrs 27mins drive, or 526miles.
It is 798.54 miles according to MapQuest.
Santa Fe is the capital city in New Mexico. Phoenix is the capital city in Arizona. Salt Lake City is the capital city in Utah. Cheyenne is the capital city in Wyoming. Lincoln is the capital city in Nebraska. Topeka is the capital city in Kansas. Oklahoma City is the capital city in Oklahoma.
Salt Lake City is the closest of those three. It is the second-closest state capital to Phoenix after Santa Fe, New Mexico.
It is 467.48 miles according to MapQuest.
The Santa Fe Trail helped make America aware of the area and later used it to invade Mexico and take Arizona, New Mexico, and California.