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Car hire and driving in Barrie

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

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In Canada traffic drives on the right. Picking up at YYZ means 81 km (50 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Barrie

Car rental from Barrie: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Barrie to Richmond HillCanada62 km (38 mi)about 50 min
Barrie to VaughanCanada64 km (40 mi)about 52 min
Barrie to MarkhamCanada67 km (42 mi)about 55 min
Barrie to ThornhillCanada68 km (42 mi)about 55 min
Barrie to AjaxCanada79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Barrie to TorontoCanada80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Barrie to BramptonCanada80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Barrie to WhitbyCanada82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Barrie to EtobicokeCanada84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 9 min
Barrie to OshawaCanada86 km (53 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Barrie to MississaugaCanada91 km (57 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Barrie to MiltonCanada100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Barrie to New York CityUnited States619 km (384 mi)about 8 h 23 min
Barrie to BrooklynUnited States627 km (390 mi)about 8 h 30 min
Barrie to ChicagoUnited States707 km (439 mi)about 9 h 35 min
Barrie to QueensUnited States631 km (392 mi)about 8 h 34 min
Barrie to MontréalCanada494 km (307 mi)about 6 h 42 min
Barrie to PhiladelphiaUnited States618 km (384 mi)about 8 h 23 min
Barrie to ManhattanUnited States616 km (383 mi)about 8 h 21 min
Barrie to The BronxUnited States617 km (383 mi)about 8 h 22 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 Barrie?

The right, as everywhere in Canada.

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.