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Dayton · United States

Car hire and driving in Dayton, OH

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 CVG means 89 km (55 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Dayton

Car rental from Dayton: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dayton to CincinnatiUnited States76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Dayton to ColumbusUnited States104 km (65 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Dayton to IndianapolisUnited States168 km (104 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Dayton to Fort WayneUnited States172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Dayton to Lexington-FayetteUnited States191 km (119 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Dayton to MeadsUnited States197 km (122 mi)about 2 h 40 min
Dayton to LexingtonUnited States198 km (123 mi)about 2 h 41 min
Dayton to LouisvilleUnited States215 km (134 mi)about 2 h 55 min
Dayton to ToledoUnited States219 km (136 mi)about 2 h 58 min
Dayton to AkronUnited States270 km (168 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Dayton to South BendUnited States275 km (171 mi)about 3 h 44 min
Dayton to Ann ArborUnited States283 km (176 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Dayton to New York CityUnited States871 km (541 mi)about 11 h 48 min
Dayton to TorontoCanada592 km (368 mi)about 8 h 2 min
Dayton to BrooklynUnited States875 km (544 mi)about 11 h 52 min
Dayton to ChicagoUnited States373 km (231 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Dayton to QueensUnited States885 km (550 mi)about 12 h
Dayton to HoustonUnited States1,506 km (936 mi)about 20 h 25 min
Dayton to MontréalCanada1,076 km (669 mi)about 14 h 35 min
Dayton to PhiladelphiaUnited States771 km (479 mi)about 10 h 27 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 Dayton?

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.