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Alexandria · United States

Car hire and driving in Alexandria

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at DCA means 5 km (3 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Alexandria

Car rental from Alexandria: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Alexandria to BaltimoreUnited States66 km (41 mi)about 53 min
Alexandria to RichmondUnited States144 km (89 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Alexandria to PhiladelphiaUnited States206 km (128 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Alexandria to East HamptonUnited States206 km (128 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Alexandria to HamptonUnited States207 km (128 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Alexandria to Newport NewsUnited States210 km (130 mi)about 2 h 51 min
Alexandria to NorfolkUnited States228 km (142 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Alexandria to ChesapeakeUnited States231 km (144 mi)about 3 h 8 min
Alexandria to Virginia BeachUnited States236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Alexandria to AllentownUnited States241 km (150 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Alexandria to EdisonUnited States295 km (183 mi)about 4 h
Alexandria to RoanokeUnited States306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 8 min
Alexandria to New York CityUnited States336 km (209 mi)about 4 h 33 min
Alexandria to TorontoCanada579 km (360 mi)about 7 h 51 min
Alexandria to BrooklynUnited States335 km (208 mi)about 4 h 32 min
Alexandria to ChicagoUnited States960 km (596 mi)about 13 h 1 min
Alexandria to QueensUnited States345 km (214 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Alexandria to MontréalCanada798 km (496 mi)about 10 h 49 min
Alexandria to ManhattanUnited States343 km (213 mi)about 4 h 39 min
Alexandria to The BronxUnited States354 km (220 mi)about 4 h 48 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 Alexandria?

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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.