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Hartford · United States

Car hire and driving in Hartford

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 BDL means 19 km (12 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Hartford

Car rental from Hartford: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Hartford to WaterburyUnited States38 km (24 mi)about 31 min
Hartford to SpringfieldUnited States38 km (24 mi)about 31 min
Hartford to New HavenUnited States55 km (34 mi)about 44 min
Hartford to BridgeportUnited States77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Hartford to WorcesterUnited States92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Hartford to North StamfordUnited States100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Hartford to ProvidenceUnited States106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Hartford to StamfordUnited States106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Hartford to AlbanyUnited States132 km (82 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Hartford to YonkersUnited States137 km (85 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Hartford to The BronxUnited States142 km (88 mi)about 1 h 55 min
Hartford to New BedfordUnited States147 km (91 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Hartford to New York CityUnited States161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Hartford to TorontoCanada589 km (366 mi)about 7 h 59 min
Hartford to BrooklynUnited States163 km (101 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Hartford to ChicagoUnited States1,239 km (770 mi)about 16 h 48 min
Hartford to QueensUnited States154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Hartford to MontréalCanada423 km (263 mi)about 5 h 44 min
Hartford to PhiladelphiaUnited States290 km (180 mi)about 3 h 56 min
Hartford to ManhattanUnited States153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 4 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 Hartford?

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.