Car hire and driving in Bridgeport
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LGA means 73 km (45 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Bridgeport
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport to New Haven | United States | 26 km (16 mi) | about 21 min |
| Bridgeport to North Stamford | United States | 30 km (19 mi) | about 24 min |
| Bridgeport to Stamford | United States | 32 km (20 mi) | about 26 min |
| Bridgeport to Waterbury | United States | 44 km (27 mi) | about 36 min |
| Bridgeport to Yonkers | United States | 66 km (41 mi) | about 53 min |
| Bridgeport to The Bronx | United States | 68 km (42 mi) | about 55 min |
| Bridgeport to Hartford | United States | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Bridgeport to Queens | United States | 78 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Bridgeport to Manhattan | United States | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Bridgeport to New York City | United States | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Bridgeport to Brooklyn | United States | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Bridgeport to Paterson | United States | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Bridgeport to Toronto | Canada | 582 km (361 mi) | about 7 h 53 min |
| Bridgeport to Chicago | United States | 1,205 km (749 mi) | about 16 h 20 min |
| Bridgeport to Montréal | Canada | 483 km (300 mi) | about 6 h 32 min |
| Bridgeport to Philadelphia | United States | 215 km (134 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Bridgeport to Ottawa | Canada | 512 km (318 mi) | about 6 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 Bridgeport?
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.