Car hire and driving in Etobicoke
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Canada traffic drives on the right. Picking up at YYZ means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Etobicoke
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etobicoke to Richmond Hill | Canada | 27 km (17 mi) | about 22 min |
| Etobicoke to Milton | Canada | 29 km (18 mi) | about 24 min |
| Etobicoke to Markham | Canada | 35 km (22 mi) | about 28 min |
| Etobicoke to Burlington | Canada | 36 km (22 mi) | about 29 min |
| Etobicoke to Ajax | Canada | 49 km (30 mi) | about 40 min |
| Etobicoke to Hamilton | Canada | 49 km (31 mi) | about 40 min |
| Etobicoke to Guelph | Canada | 56 km (35 mi) | about 46 min |
| Etobicoke to Whitby | Canada | 58 km (36 mi) | about 47 min |
| Etobicoke to St. Catharines | Canada | 59 km (37 mi) | about 48 min |
| Etobicoke to Oshawa | Canada | 64 km (40 mi) | about 52 min |
| Etobicoke to Cambridge | Canada | 68 km (42 mi) | about 55 min |
| Etobicoke to Waterloo | Canada | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Etobicoke to New York City | United States | 562 km (349 mi) | about 7 h 37 min |
| Etobicoke to Brooklyn | United States | 570 km (354 mi) | about 7 h 44 min |
| Etobicoke to Chicago | United States | 689 km (428 mi) | about 9 h 20 min |
| Etobicoke to Queens | United States | 576 km (358 mi) | about 7 h 48 min |
| Etobicoke to Montréal | Canada | 517 km (321 mi) | about 7 h 1 min |
| Etobicoke to Philadelphia | United States | 549 km (341 mi) | about 7 h 27 min |
| Etobicoke to Manhattan | United States | 560 km (348 mi) | about 7 h 36 min |
| Etobicoke to The Bronx | United States | 563 km (350 mi) | about 7 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 Etobicoke?
The right, as everywhere in Canada.
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.