Car hire and driving in Cambridge, MA
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 BOS means 8 km (5 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Cambridge
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge to Lowell | United States | 34 km (21 mi) | about 27 min |
| Cambridge to Worcester | United States | 59 km (36 mi) | about 48 min |
| Cambridge to Providence | United States | 66 km (41 mi) | about 54 min |
| Cambridge to Manchester | United States | 75 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Cambridge to New Bedford | United States | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Cambridge to Springfield | United States | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Cambridge to Hartford | United States | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h |
| Cambridge to Waterbury | United States | 185 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 30 min |
| Cambridge to New Haven | United States | 192 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 36 min |
| Cambridge to Bridgeport | United States | 218 km (135 mi) | about 2 h 57 min |
| Cambridge to Albany | United States | 219 km (136 mi) | about 2 h 58 min |
| Cambridge to North Stamford | United States | 245 km (152 mi) | about 3 h 19 min |
| Cambridge to New York City | United States | 304 km (189 mi) | about 4 h 7 min |
| Cambridge to Toronto | Canada | 690 km (429 mi) | about 9 h 21 min |
| Cambridge to Brooklyn | United States | 305 km (189 mi) | about 4 h 8 min |
| Cambridge to Chicago | United States | 1,364 km (847 mi) | about 18 h 29 min |
| Cambridge to Queens | United States | 295 km (183 mi) | about 4 h |
| Cambridge to Montréal | Canada | 401 km (249 mi) | about 5 h 26 min |
| Cambridge to Philadelphia | United States | 433 km (269 mi) | about 5 h 53 min |
| Cambridge to Manhattan | United States | 297 km (184 mi) | about 4 h 1 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 Cambridge?
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.