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Saint Paul · United States

Car hire and driving in Saint Paul

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 MSP means 12 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Saint Paul

Car rental from Saint Paul: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Saint Paul to RochesterUnited States114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Saint Paul to Sioux FallsUnited States329 km (204 mi)about 4 h 27 min
Saint Paul to Cedar RapidsUnited States347 km (215 mi)about 4 h 42 min
Saint Paul to FargoUnited States358 km (222 mi)about 4 h 51 min
Saint Paul to MadisonUnited States361 km (224 mi)about 4 h 54 min
Saint Paul to Des MoinesUnited States374 km (232 mi)about 5 h 4 min
Saint Paul to Green BayUnited States403 km (251 mi)about 5 h 28 min
Saint Paul to DavenportUnited States431 km (268 mi)about 5 h 51 min
Saint Paul to RockfordUnited States438 km (272 mi)about 5 h 56 min
Saint Paul to MilwaukeeUnited States466 km (289 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Saint Paul to OmahaUnited States471 km (292 mi)about 6 h 23 min
Saint Paul to Thunder BayCanada482 km (299 mi)about 6 h 32 min
Saint Paul to New York CityUnited States1,622 km (1,008 mi)about 21 h 59 min
Saint Paul to TorontoCanada1,097 km (681 mi)about 14 h 52 min
Saint Paul to BrooklynUnited States1,629 km (1,012 mi)about 22 h 5 min
Saint Paul to ChicagoUnited States558 km (347 mi)about 7 h 34 min
Saint Paul to QueensUnited States1,636 km (1,017 mi)about 22 h 11 min
Saint Paul to MontréalCanada1,525 km (948 mi)about 20 h 40 min
Saint Paul to PhiladelphiaUnited States1,568 km (974 mi)about 21 h 16 min
Saint Paul to ManhattanUnited States1,622 km (1,008 mi)about 21 h 59 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 Saint Paul?

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.