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Car hire and driving in Queens

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 JFK means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Queens

Car rental from Queens: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Queens to YonkersUnited States28 km (17 mi)about 23 min
Queens to Staten IslandUnited States29 km (18 mi)about 23 min
Queens to NewarkUnited States29 km (18 mi)about 24 min
Queens to ElizabethUnited States32 km (20 mi)about 26 min
Queens to PatersonUnited States38 km (24 mi)about 31 min
Queens to StamfordUnited States48 km (30 mi)about 39 min
Queens to EdisonUnited States52 km (32 mi)about 42 min
Queens to North StamfordUnited States56 km (35 mi)about 46 min
Queens to BridgeportUnited States78 km (48 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Queens to New HavenUnited States103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Queens to WaterburyUnited States118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Queens to PhiladelphiaUnited States139 km (86 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Queens to TorontoCanada568 km (353 mi)about 7 h 42 min
Queens to ChicagoUnited States1,161 km (721 mi)about 15 h 44 min
Queens to MontréalCanada537 km (334 mi)about 7 h 17 min
Queens to OttawaCanada547 km (340 mi)about 7 h 25 min
Queens to JacksonvilleUnited States1,350 km (839 mi)about 18 h 18 min
Queens to ColumbusUnited States781 km (485 mi)about 10 h 35 min
Queens to CharlotteUnited States863 km (536 mi)about 11 h 42 min
Queens to IndianapolisUnited States1,050 km (653 mi)about 14 h 14 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Queens?

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.