Car hire and driving in Detroit, MI
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 YQG means 10 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Detroit
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit to Sterling Heights | United States | 28 km (17 mi) | about 23 min |
| Detroit to Ann Arbor | United States | 57 km (36 mi) | about 47 min |
| Detroit to Toledo | United States | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Detroit to Lansing | United States | 132 km (82 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Detroit to Cleveland | United States | 145 km (90 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Detroit to London | Canada | 165 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Detroit to Akron | United States | 188 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 33 min |
| Detroit to Fort Wayne | United States | 218 km (136 mi) | about 2 h 58 min |
| Detroit to Grand Rapids | United States | 226 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 4 min |
| Detroit to Kitchener | Canada | 240 km (149 mi) | about 3 h 15 min |
| Detroit to Waterloo | Canada | 242 km (150 mi) | about 3 h 17 min |
| Detroit to Brantford | Canada | 244 km (152 mi) | about 3 h 18 min |
| Detroit to New York City | United States | 773 km (481 mi) | about 10 h 29 min |
| Detroit to Toronto | Canada | 334 km (207 mi) | about 4 h 31 min |
| Detroit to Brooklyn | United States | 780 km (485 mi) | about 10 h 34 min |
| Detroit to Chicago | United States | 384 km (238 mi) | about 5 h 12 min |
| Detroit to Queens | United States | 788 km (490 mi) | about 10 h 41 min |
| Detroit to Houston | United States | 1,779 km (1,105 mi) | about 24 h 7 min |
| Detroit to Montréal | Canada | 835 km (519 mi) | about 11 h 19 min |
| Detroit to Philadelphia | United States | 711 km (442 mi) | about 9 h 38 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 Detroit?
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.