Car hire and driving in New Bedford
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at PVD means 43 km (27 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from New Bedford
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bedford to Providence | United States | 45 km (28 mi) | about 37 min |
| New Bedford to Boston | United States | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| New Bedford to Cambridge | United States | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| New Bedford to Worcester | United States | 101 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| New Bedford to Lowell | United States | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| New Bedford to Hartford | United States | 147 km (91 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| New Bedford to Springfield | United States | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h |
| New Bedford to Manchester | United States | 157 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 8 min |
| New Bedford to New Haven | United States | 171 km (106 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| New Bedford to Waterbury | United States | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| New Bedford to Bridgeport | United States | 195 km (121 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| New Bedford to North Stamford | United States | 225 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 3 min |
| New Bedford to New York City | United States | 277 km (172 mi) | about 3 h 46 min |
| New Bedford to Toronto | Canada | 729 km (453 mi) | about 9 h 53 min |
| New Bedford to Brooklyn | United States | 276 km (171 mi) | about 3 h 44 min |
| New Bedford to Chicago | United States | 1,385 km (861 mi) | about 18 h 47 min |
| New Bedford to Queens | United States | 266 km (165 mi) | about 3 h 36 min |
| New Bedford to Montréal | Canada | 481 km (299 mi) | about 6 h 31 min |
| New Bedford to Philadelphia | United States | 403 km (250 mi) | about 5 h 28 min |
| New Bedford to Manhattan | United States | 271 km (169 mi) | about 3 h 41 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 New Bedford?
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.