Car hire and driving in Oakville, ON
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Canada traffic drives on the right. Picking up at YYZ means 25 km (16 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Oakville
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakville to Hamilton | Canada | 26 km (16 mi) | about 21 min |
| Oakville to Brampton | Canada | 27 km (17 mi) | about 22 min |
| Oakville to Toronto | Canada | 37 km (23 mi) | about 30 min |
| Oakville to Vaughan | Canada | 45 km (28 mi) | about 37 min |
| Oakville to Thornhill | Canada | 46 km (28 mi) | about 37 min |
| Oakville to St. Catharines | Canada | 47 km (29 mi) | about 38 min |
| Oakville to Guelph | Canada | 47 km (29 mi) | about 39 min |
| Oakville to Richmond Hill | Canada | 51 km (32 mi) | about 41 min |
| Oakville to Cambridge | Canada | 52 km (32 mi) | about 42 min |
| Oakville to Markham | Canada | 57 km (36 mi) | about 47 min |
| Oakville to Brantford | Canada | 59 km (37 mi) | about 48 min |
| Oakville to Kitchener | Canada | 67 km (42 mi) | about 54 min |
| Oakville to New York City | United States | 558 km (347 mi) | about 7 h 34 min |
| Oakville to Brooklyn | United States | 566 km (352 mi) | about 7 h 41 min |
| Oakville to Chicago | United States | 675 km (420 mi) | about 9 h 9 min |
| Oakville to Queens | United States | 572 km (356 mi) | about 7 h 45 min |
| Oakville to Montréal | Canada | 535 km (332 mi) | about 7 h 15 min |
| Oakville to Philadelphia | United States | 540 km (336 mi) | about 7 h 19 min |
| Oakville to Manhattan | United States | 557 km (346 mi) | about 7 h 33 min |
| Oakville to The Bronx | United States | 560 km (348 mi) | about 7 h 35 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 Oakville?
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.