It really depends on your destination, as it can overwhelmingly change your route plan. One example is provided:
Mexico City - Brownsville, TX:
As few as none if you choose to cross into Mexico and cross back at a Texas border crossing. No less then Arizona and New Mexico in case you dont choose International travel.
The longest state to drive through in the United States is Texas. It stretches approximately 800 miles from its eastern border with Louisiana to its western border with New Mexico. This vast distance makes Texas not only the largest state by area in the contiguous U.S. but also the longest to traverse by car. The extensive drive showcases a variety of landscapes and regions within the state.
Would you pass or go through? To drive from Texas to Southern California, you typically drive through New Mexico, Arizona. If you're going to Northern California, You might have to drive through Nevada and/or Utah and/or Colorado, depending on the road.
By the shortest route, you go through Missouri, Oklahoma and the panhandle of Texas.
From Florida to Texas via the shortest route - you would pass through... Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
New Mexico BORDERS Texas, so I'm sure if you stepped over the border, you'd be right there.
The easiest route from Minneapolis to Mexico is to take I-35 from Minneapolis, MN to Laredo, TX and cross the border into Mexico. It will take you about 21.5 hours to drive the 1,408 miles to the border. See related links for a map from Minneapolis to the Mexico border near Laredo, TX. From Laredo, TX to Mexico City, Mexico - TBD.
Texas - New Mexico - Arizona - California The driving distance is 1,437 miles, about a 22 1/2 - hour drive.
They share a common border.
An hour and a half
It is 1,882miles (3,029 km) or about 1 day 5 hours to drive to the US/Mexico Border at Laredo.
You drive down to Mexico and cross the border. Now your Kentucky title is in Mexico!