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Durham · United States

Car hire and driving in Durham

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

Drives from Durham

Car rental from Durham: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Durham to RaleighUnited States34 km (21 mi)about 28 min
Durham to GreensboroUnited States81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Durham to High PointUnited States100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Durham to FayettevilleUnited States105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Durham to Winston-SalemUnited States122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Durham to RoanokeUnited States170 km (105 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Durham to CharlotteUnited States195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 39 min
Durham to WilmingtonUnited States214 km (133 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Durham to RichmondUnited States216 km (134 mi)about 2 h 55 min
Durham to Newport NewsUnited States246 km (153 mi)about 3 h 20 min
Durham to ChesapeakeUnited States252 km (157 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Durham to NorfolkUnited States252 km (157 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Durham to New York CityUnited States676 km (420 mi)about 9 h 10 min
Durham to TorontoCanada859 km (534 mi)about 11 h 38 min
Durham to BrooklynUnited States674 km (419 mi)about 9 h 8 min
Durham to ChicagoUnited States998 km (620 mi)about 13 h 31 min
Durham to QueensUnited States683 km (424 mi)about 9 h 15 min
Durham to HoustonUnited States1,683 km (1,046 mi)about 22 h 49 min
Durham to MontréalCanada1,148 km (713 mi)about 15 h 34 min
Durham to PhiladelphiaUnited States548 km (341 mi)about 7 h 26 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 Durham?

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.