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Lakeland · United States

Car hire and driving in Lakeland

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 TPA means 58 km (36 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Lakeland

Car rental from Lakeland: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lakeland to BrandonUnited States35 km (22 mi)about 28 min
Lakeland to TampaUnited States51 km (32 mi)about 41 min
Lakeland to St. PetersburgUnited States78 km (48 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Lakeland to OrlandoUnited States79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Lakeland to ClearwaterUnited States84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Lakeland to Palm BayUnited States134 km (83 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Lakeland to Cape CoralUnited States164 km (102 mi)about 2 h 14 min
Lakeland to Port Saint LucieUnited States178 km (111 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Lakeland to GainesvilleUnited States183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Lakeland to West Palm BeachUnited States238 km (148 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Lakeland to JacksonvilleUnited States257 km (159 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Lakeland to Coral SpringsUnited States257 km (160 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Lakeland to New York CityUnited States1,585 km (985 mi)about 21 h 29 min
Lakeland to BrooklynUnited States1,581 km (983 mi)about 21 h 26 min
Lakeland to ChicagoUnited States1,620 km (1,007 mi)about 21 h 58 min
Lakeland to QueensUnited States1,589 km (987 mi)about 21 h 32 min
Lakeland to HoustonUnited States1,319 km (820 mi)about 17 h 53 min
Lakeland to PhiladelphiaUnited States1,464 km (910 mi)about 19 h 51 min
Lakeland to San AntonioUnited States1,619 km (1,006 mi)about 21 h 57 min
Lakeland to ManhattanUnited States1,593 km (990 mi)about 21 h 36 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 Lakeland?

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.