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Car hire and driving in Boston

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 BOS means 4 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Boston

Car rental from Boston: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Boston to LowellUnited States37 km (23 mi)about 30 min
Boston to WorcesterUnited States62 km (39 mi)about 50 min
Boston to ProvidenceUnited States66 km (41 mi)about 54 min
Boston to ManchesterUnited States78 km (48 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Boston to New BedfordUnited States81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Boston to SpringfieldUnited States129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Boston to HartfordUnited States150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Boston to WaterburyUnited States187 km (116 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Boston to New HavenUnited States194 km (120 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Boston to BridgeportUnited States220 km (137 mi)about 2 h 59 min
Boston to AlbanyUnited States223 km (139 mi)about 3 h 2 min
Boston to North StamfordUnited States247 km (153 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Boston to New York CityUnited States306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Boston to TorontoCanada694 km (431 mi)about 9 h 24 min
Boston to BrooklynUnited States307 km (190 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Boston to ChicagoUnited States1,368 km (850 mi)about 18 h 32 min
Boston to QueensUnited States297 km (185 mi)about 4 h 2 min
Boston to MontréalCanada405 km (251 mi)about 5 h 29 min
Boston to PhiladelphiaUnited States435 km (271 mi)about 5 h 54 min
Boston to ManhattanUnited States299 km (185 mi)about 4 h 3 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 Boston?

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.