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Fargo · United States

Car hire and driving in Fargo

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 FAR means 5 km (3 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Fargo

Car rental from Fargo: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Fargo to WinnipegCanada335 km (208 mi)about 4 h 33 min
Fargo to MinneapolisUnited States345 km (214 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Fargo to Saint PaulUnited States358 km (222 mi)about 4 h 51 min
Fargo to Sioux FallsUnited States371 km (230 mi)about 5 h 2 min
Fargo to RochesterUnited States463 km (288 mi)about 6 h 16 min
Fargo to Thunder BayCanada589 km (366 mi)about 7 h 59 min
Fargo to OmahaUnited States629 km (391 mi)about 8 h 31 min
Fargo to Des MoinesUnited States639 km (397 mi)about 8 h 40 min
Fargo to LincolnUnited States676 km (420 mi)about 9 h 10 min
Fargo to Cedar RapidsUnited States678 km (421 mi)about 9 h 11 min
Fargo to ReginaCanada698 km (434 mi)about 9 h 28 min
Fargo to MadisonUnited States718 km (446 mi)about 9 h 44 min
Fargo to TorontoCanada1,402 km (871 mi)about 19 h
Fargo to ChicagoUnited States916 km (569 mi)about 12 h 25 min
Fargo to MontréalCanada1,786 km (1,110 mi)about 24 h 12 min
Fargo to CalgaryCanada1,341 km (833 mi)about 18 h 11 min
Fargo to OttawaCanada1,628 km (1,012 mi)about 22 h 4 min
Fargo to EdmontonCanada1,395 km (867 mi)about 18 h 54 min
Fargo to ColumbusUnited States1,350 km (839 mi)about 18 h 18 min
Fargo to IndianapolisUnited States1,166 km (725 mi)about 15 h 49 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 Fargo?

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.