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Roanoke · United States

Car hire and driving in Roanoke

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

Drives from Roanoke

Car rental from Roanoke: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Roanoke to Winston-SalemUnited States133 km (83 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Roanoke to GreensboroUnited States134 km (83 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Roanoke to High PointUnited States146 km (91 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Roanoke to DurhamUnited States170 km (105 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Roanoke to CaryUnited States194 km (121 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Roanoke to RaleighUnited States203 km (126 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Roanoke to RichmondUnited States221 km (138 mi)about 3 h
Roanoke to CharlotteUnited States241 km (150 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Roanoke to FayettevilleUnited States264 km (164 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Roanoke to MeadsUnited States274 km (170 mi)about 3 h 43 min
Roanoke to AlexandriaUnited States306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 8 min
Roanoke to ArlingtonUnited States306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Roanoke to New York CityUnited States640 km (398 mi)about 8 h 40 min
Roanoke to TorontoCanada717 km (446 mi)about 9 h 43 min
Roanoke to BrooklynUnited States640 km (398 mi)about 8 h 40 min
Roanoke to ChicagoUnited States834 km (518 mi)about 11 h 18 min
Roanoke to QueensUnited States650 km (404 mi)about 8 h 48 min
Roanoke to HoustonUnited States1,652 km (1,027 mi)about 22 h 24 min
Roanoke to MontréalCanada1,057 km (657 mi)about 14 h 20 min
Roanoke to PhiladelphiaUnited States511 km (318 mi)about 6 h 56 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 Roanoke?

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 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.