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Allentown · United States

Car hire and driving in Allentown

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 PHL means 85 km (53 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Allentown

Car rental from Allentown: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Allentown to PhiladelphiaUnited States78 km (48 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Allentown to EdisonUnited States92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Allentown to ElizabethUnited States108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Allentown to NewarkUnited States112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Allentown to Staten IslandUnited States114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Allentown to PatersonUnited States116 km (72 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Allentown to Jersey CityUnited States120 km (74 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Allentown to New York CityUnited States126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 42 min
Allentown to ManhattanUnited States130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Allentown to BrooklynUnited States130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Allentown to YonkersUnited States139 km (86 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Allentown to The BronxUnited States139 km (87 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Allentown to TorontoCanada472 km (293 mi)about 6 h 24 min
Allentown to ChicagoUnited States1,025 km (637 mi)about 13 h 54 min
Allentown to QueensUnited States140 km (87 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Allentown to MontréalCanada566 km (352 mi)about 7 h 41 min
Allentown to OttawaCanada534 km (332 mi)about 7 h 15 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 Allentown?

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.