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Baltimore · United States

Car hire and driving in Baltimore

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 BWI means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Baltimore

Car rental from Baltimore: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Baltimore to WashingtonUnited States57 km (36 mi)about 47 min
Baltimore to ArlingtonUnited States62 km (39 mi)about 51 min
Baltimore to AlexandriaUnited States66 km (41 mi)about 53 min
Baltimore to PhiladelphiaUnited States144 km (90 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Baltimore to AllentownUnited States175 km (109 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Baltimore to RichmondUnited States207 km (128 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Baltimore to EdisonUnited States232 km (144 mi)about 3 h 9 min
Baltimore to East HamptonUnited States252 km (156 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Baltimore to HamptonUnited States252 km (157 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Baltimore to Staten IslandUnited States254 km (158 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Baltimore to ElizabethUnited States255 km (159 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Baltimore to Newport NewsUnited States257 km (160 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Baltimore to New York CityUnited States273 km (169 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Baltimore to TorontoCanada543 km (337 mi)about 7 h 22 min
Baltimore to BrooklynUnited States273 km (169 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Baltimore to ChicagoUnited States974 km (605 mi)about 13 h 12 min
Baltimore to QueensUnited States283 km (176 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Baltimore to MontréalCanada735 km (456 mi)about 9 h 57 min
Baltimore to ManhattanUnited States280 km (174 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Baltimore to The BronxUnited States291 km (181 mi)about 3 h 57 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 Baltimore?

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.