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Springfield · United States

Car hire and driving in Springfield

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 SGF means 9 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Springfield

Car rental from Springfield: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Springfield to ColumbiaUnited States211 km (131 mi)about 2 h 51 min
Springfield to OlatheUnited States228 km (142 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Springfield to Overland ParkUnited States230 km (143 mi)about 3 h 7 min
Springfield to IndependenceUnited States230 km (143 mi)about 3 h 7 min
Springfield to Kansas CityUnited States238 km (148 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Springfield to Kansas CityUnited States241 km (150 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Springfield to Broken ArrowUnited States257 km (160 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Springfield to TulsaUnited States268 km (166 mi)about 3 h 38 min
Springfield to Little RockUnited States289 km (180 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Springfield to TopekaUnited States291 km (181 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Springfield to St. LouisUnited States314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 15 min
Springfield to WichitaUnited States360 km (224 mi)about 4 h 53 min
Springfield to New York CityUnited States1,709 km (1,062 mi)about 23 h 10 min
Springfield to TorontoCanada1,377 km (856 mi)about 18 h 40 min
Springfield to BrooklynUnited States1,713 km (1,064 mi)about 23 h 13 min
Springfield to ChicagoUnited States707 km (439 mi)about 9 h 35 min
Springfield to QueensUnited States1,723 km (1,070 mi)about 23 h 21 min
Springfield to HoustonUnited States850 km (528 mi)about 11 h 32 min
Springfield to PhoenixUnited States1,751 km (1,088 mi)about 23 h 44 min
Springfield to PhiladelphiaUnited States1,602 km (996 mi)about 21 h 43 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 Springfield?

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.