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Ann Arbor · United States

Car hire and driving in Ann Arbor

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 DTW means 33 km (21 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Ann Arbor

Car rental from Ann Arbor: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ann Arbor to DetroitUnited States57 km (36 mi)about 47 min
Ann Arbor to WindsorCanada60 km (37 mi)about 49 min
Ann Arbor to WarrenUnited States64 km (40 mi)about 52 min
Ann Arbor to Sterling HeightsUnited States67 km (42 mi)about 55 min
Ann Arbor to ToledoUnited States70 km (43 mi)about 57 min
Ann Arbor to LansingUnited States84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Ann Arbor to Fort WayneUnited States172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Ann Arbor to Grand RapidsUnited States175 km (109 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Ann Arbor to ClevelandUnited States190 km (118 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Ann Arbor to South BendUnited States218 km (135 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Ann Arbor to LondonCanada220 km (136 mi)about 2 h 59 min
Ann Arbor to AkronUnited States227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Ann Arbor to New York CityUnited States829 km (515 mi)about 11 h 14 min
Ann Arbor to TorontoCanada387 km (241 mi)about 5 h 15 min
Ann Arbor to BrooklynUnited States835 km (519 mi)about 11 h 19 min
Ann Arbor to ChicagoUnited States326 km (203 mi)about 4 h 25 min
Ann Arbor to QueensUnited States843 km (524 mi)about 11 h 26 min
Ann Arbor to HoustonUnited States1,737 km (1,079 mi)about 23 h 33 min
Ann Arbor to MontréalCanada889 km (552 mi)about 12 h 3 min
Ann Arbor to PhiladelphiaUnited States763 km (474 mi)about 10 h 21 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 Ann Arbor?

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.