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Aurora · United States

Car hire and driving in Aurora, IL

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 ORD means 42 km (26 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Aurora

Car rental from Aurora: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Aurora to ElginUnited States31 km (19 mi)about 25 min
Aurora to JolietUnited States33 km (20 mi)about 27 min
Aurora to ChicagoUnited States56 km (35 mi)about 46 min
Aurora to RockfordUnited States86 km (53 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Aurora to MilwaukeeUnited States146 km (91 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Aurora to North PeoriaUnited States157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 8 min
Aurora to PeoriaUnited States159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Aurora to MadisonUnited States171 km (106 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Aurora to South BendUnited States172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Aurora to DavenportUnited States189 km (118 mi)about 2 h 34 min
Aurora to SpringfieldUnited States245 km (152 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Aurora to Grand RapidsUnited States256 km (159 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Aurora to New York CityUnited States1,201 km (746 mi)about 16 h 17 min
Aurora to TorontoCanada760 km (472 mi)about 10 h 18 min
Aurora to BrooklynUnited States1,207 km (750 mi)about 16 h 22 min
Aurora to QueensUnited States1,216 km (755 mi)about 16 h 29 min
Aurora to HoustonUnited States1,476 km (917 mi)about 20 h 1 min
Aurora to MontréalCanada1,255 km (780 mi)about 17 h
Aurora to PhiladelphiaUnited States1,123 km (698 mi)about 15 h 14 min
Aurora to San AntonioUnited States1,649 km (1,025 mi)about 22 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 Aurora?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.