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Guelph · Canada

Car hire and driving in Guelph

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Canada traffic drives on the right. Picking up at YHM means 49 km (30 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Guelph

Car rental from Guelph: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Guelph to MiltonCanada30 km (19 mi)about 25 min
Guelph to BurlingtonCanada38 km (24 mi)about 31 min
Guelph to BramptonCanada42 km (26 mi)about 34 min
Guelph to BrantfordCanada46 km (29 mi)about 37 min
Guelph to HamiltonCanada46 km (29 mi)about 38 min
Guelph to OakvilleCanada47 km (29 mi)about 39 min
Guelph to MississaugaCanada48 km (30 mi)about 39 min
Guelph to EtobicokeCanada56 km (35 mi)about 46 min
Guelph to VaughanCanada69 km (43 mi)about 56 min
Guelph to TorontoCanada71 km (44 mi)about 58 min
Guelph to ThornhillCanada73 km (46 mi)about 1 h
Guelph to Richmond HillCanada75 km (47 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Guelph to New York CityUnited States604 km (375 mi)about 8 h 11 min
Guelph to BrooklynUnited States612 km (380 mi)about 8 h 17 min
Guelph to ChicagoUnited States633 km (393 mi)about 8 h 35 min
Guelph to QueensUnited States618 km (384 mi)about 8 h 22 min
Guelph to MontréalCanada572 km (355 mi)about 7 h 45 min
Guelph to PhiladelphiaUnited States581 km (361 mi)about 7 h 53 min
Guelph to ManhattanUnited States602 km (374 mi)about 8 h 10 min
Guelph to The BronxUnited States605 km (376 mi)about 8 h 12 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 Guelph?

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 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.