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Car hire and driving in Cary

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 RDU means 10 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Cary

Car rental from Cary: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Cary to FayettevilleUnited States83 km (51 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Cary to GreensboroUnited States96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Cary to High PointUnited States112 km (69 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Cary to Winston-SalemUnited States136 km (85 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Cary to WilmingtonUnited States189 km (117 mi)about 2 h 34 min
Cary to RoanokeUnited States194 km (121 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Cary to CharlotteUnited States197 km (122 mi)about 2 h 40 min
Cary to RichmondUnited States229 km (142 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Cary to Newport NewsUnited States249 km (154 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Cary to ChesapeakeUnited States252 km (157 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Cary to NorfolkUnited States253 km (157 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Cary to HamptonUnited States258 km (160 mi)about 3 h 30 min
Cary to New York CityUnited States688 km (427 mi)about 9 h 19 min
Cary to TorontoCanada882 km (548 mi)about 11 h 57 min
Cary to BrooklynUnited States685 km (426 mi)about 9 h 17 min
Cary to ChicagoUnited States1,021 km (634 mi)about 13 h 50 min
Cary to QueensUnited States694 km (431 mi)about 9 h 25 min
Cary to HoustonUnited States1,686 km (1,048 mi)about 22 h 51 min
Cary to MontréalCanada1,165 km (724 mi)about 15 h 48 min
Cary to PhiladelphiaUnited States561 km (349 mi)about 7 h 36 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 Cary?

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.