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Car hire and driving in Kitchener

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 55 km (34 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Kitchener

Car rental from Kitchener: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kitchener to BrantfordCanada38 km (24 mi)about 31 min
Kitchener to MiltonCanada52 km (32 mi)about 42 min
Kitchener to BurlingtonCanada55 km (34 mi)about 44 min
Kitchener to HamiltonCanada57 km (35 mi)about 46 min
Kitchener to BramptonCanada67 km (41 mi)about 54 min
Kitchener to OakvilleCanada67 km (42 mi)about 54 min
Kitchener to MississaugaCanada71 km (44 mi)about 58 min
Kitchener to LondonCanada76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Kitchener to EtobicokeCanada80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Kitchener to VaughanCanada93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Kitchener to TorontoCanada95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Kitchener to ThornhillCanada98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Kitchener to New York CityUnited States616 km (382 mi)about 8 h 21 min
Kitchener to BrooklynUnited States623 km (387 mi)about 8 h 27 min
Kitchener to ChicagoUnited States609 km (379 mi)about 8 h 16 min
Kitchener to QueensUnited States630 km (391 mi)about 8 h 32 min
Kitchener to MontréalCanada596 km (370 mi)about 8 h 5 min
Kitchener to PhiladelphiaUnited States588 km (366 mi)about 7 h 58 min
Kitchener to ManhattanUnited States614 km (382 mi)about 8 h 20 min
Kitchener to The BronxUnited States618 km (384 mi)about 8 h 23 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 Kitchener?

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.