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Huntsville · United States

Car hire and driving in Huntsville

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 HSV means 20 km (12 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Huntsville

Car rental from Huntsville: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Huntsville to ChattanoogaUnited States122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Huntsville to MurfreesboroUnited States125 km (78 mi)about 1 h 42 min
Huntsville to East ChattanoogaUnited States127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Huntsville to BirminghamUnited States136 km (84 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Huntsville to NashvilleUnited States161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Huntsville to TuscaloosaUnited States192 km (119 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Huntsville to ClarksvilleUnited States212 km (132 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Huntsville to South FultonUnited States217 km (135 mi)about 2 h 56 min
Huntsville to Sandy SpringsUnited States222 km (138 mi)about 3 h
Huntsville to AtlantaUnited States230 km (143 mi)about 3 h 7 min
Huntsville to MontgomeryUnited States264 km (164 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Huntsville to KnoxvilleUnited States278 km (173 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Huntsville to New York CityUnited States1,289 km (801 mi)about 17 h 29 min
Huntsville to TorontoCanada1,173 km (729 mi)about 15 h 54 min
Huntsville to BrooklynUnited States1,290 km (802 mi)about 17 h 29 min
Huntsville to ChicagoUnited States797 km (495 mi)about 10 h 48 min
Huntsville to QueensUnited States1,300 km (808 mi)about 17 h 38 min
Huntsville to HoustonUnited States993 km (617 mi)about 13 h 27 min
Huntsville to MontréalCanada1,626 km (1,010 mi)about 22 h 3 min
Huntsville to PhiladelphiaUnited States1,163 km (723 mi)about 15 h 46 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 Huntsville?

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.