Car hire and driving in Brooklyn
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 JFK means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Brooklyn
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn to Yonkers | United States | 31 km (20 mi) | about 26 min |
| Brooklyn to Paterson | United States | 35 km (22 mi) | about 29 min |
| Brooklyn to Edison | United States | 42 km (26 mi) | about 34 min |
| Brooklyn to Stamford | United States | 57 km (35 mi) | about 46 min |
| Brooklyn to North Stamford | United States | 64 km (40 mi) | about 52 min |
| Brooklyn to Bridgeport | United States | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Brooklyn to New Haven | United States | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Brooklyn to Waterbury | United States | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Brooklyn to Philadelphia | United States | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Brooklyn to Allentown | United States | 130 km (81 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Brooklyn to Hartford | United States | 163 km (101 mi) | about 2 h 12 min |
| Brooklyn to Springfield | United States | 197 km (123 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Brooklyn to Toronto | Canada | 563 km (350 mi) | about 7 h 38 min |
| Brooklyn to Chicago | United States | 1,152 km (716 mi) | about 15 h 37 min |
| Brooklyn to Montréal | Canada | 541 km (336 mi) | about 7 h 20 min |
| Brooklyn to Ottawa | Canada | 548 km (341 mi) | about 7 h 26 min |
| Brooklyn to Jacksonville | United States | 1,341 km (834 mi) | about 18 h 11 min |
| Brooklyn to Columbus | United States | 771 km (479 mi) | about 10 h 27 min |
| Brooklyn to Charlotte | United States | 853 km (530 mi) | about 11 h 34 min |
| Brooklyn to Indianapolis | United States | 1,041 km (647 mi) | about 14 h 6 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 Brooklyn?
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.