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Rochester · United States

Car hire and driving in Rochester

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 RST means 13 km (8 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Rochester

Car rental from Rochester: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Rochester to Saint PaulUnited States114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Rochester to MinneapolisUnited States124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Rochester to Cedar RapidsUnited States234 km (145 mi)about 3 h 10 min
Rochester to MadisonUnited States269 km (167 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Rochester to Des MoinesUnited States285 km (177 mi)about 3 h 52 min
Rochester to DavenportUnited States318 km (197 mi)about 4 h 18 min
Rochester to RockfordUnited States336 km (209 mi)about 4 h 33 min
Rochester to Sioux FallsUnited States346 km (215 mi)about 4 h 41 min
Rochester to Green BayUnited States359 km (223 mi)about 4 h 52 min
Rochester to MilwaukeeUnited States384 km (238 mi)about 5 h 12 min
Rochester to ElginUnited States406 km (252 mi)about 5 h 30 min
Rochester to OmahaUnited States418 km (260 mi)about 5 h 40 min
Rochester to New York CityUnited States1,557 km (968 mi)about 21 h 7 min
Rochester to TorontoCanada1,047 km (651 mi)about 14 h 12 min
Rochester to BrooklynUnited States1,564 km (972 mi)about 21 h 12 min
Rochester to ChicagoUnited States461 km (286 mi)about 6 h 15 min
Rochester to QueensUnited States1,572 km (977 mi)about 21 h 18 min
Rochester to MontréalCanada1,496 km (930 mi)about 20 h 17 min
Rochester to PhiladelphiaUnited States1,497 km (930 mi)about 20 h 17 min
Rochester to ManhattanUnited States1,558 km (968 mi)about 21 h 7 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 Rochester?

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.