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Car hire and driving in Newark

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 EWR means 5 km (3 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Newark

Car rental from Newark: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Newark to The BronxUnited States29 km (18 mi)about 23 min
Newark to QueensUnited States29 km (18 mi)about 24 min
Newark to EdisonUnited States31 km (20 mi)about 26 min
Newark to YonkersUnited States32 km (20 mi)about 26 min
Newark to StamfordUnited States64 km (40 mi)about 52 min
Newark to North StamfordUnited States69 km (43 mi)about 56 min
Newark to BridgeportUnited States96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Newark to AllentownUnited States112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Newark to PhiladelphiaUnited States121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Newark to New HavenUnited States122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Newark to WaterburyUnited States131 km (81 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Newark to HartfordUnited States169 km (105 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Newark to TorontoCanada542 km (337 mi)about 7 h 21 min
Newark to ChicagoUnited States1,132 km (703 mi)about 15 h 20 min
Newark to MontréalCanada533 km (331 mi)about 7 h 13 min
Newark to OttawaCanada534 km (332 mi)about 7 h 15 min
Newark to JacksonvilleUnited States1,339 km (832 mi)about 18 h 9 min
Newark to ColumbusUnited States753 km (468 mi)about 10 h 12 min
Newark to CharlotteUnited States846 km (526 mi)about 11 h 28 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 Newark?

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.