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St. Petersburg · United States

Car hire and driving in St. Petersburg

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 PIE means 16 km (10 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from St. Petersburg

Car rental from St. Petersburg: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
St. Petersburg to TampaUnited States29 km (18 mi)about 24 min
St. Petersburg to BrandonUnited States43 km (27 mi)about 35 min
St. Petersburg to LakelandUnited States78 km (48 mi)about 1 h 3 min
St. Petersburg to Cape CoralUnited States152 km (95 mi)about 2 h 4 min
St. Petersburg to OrlandoUnited States153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 5 min
St. Petersburg to Palm BayUnited States208 km (129 mi)about 2 h 49 min
St. Petersburg to GainesvilleUnited States212 km (132 mi)about 2 h 52 min
St. Petersburg to Port Saint LucieUnited States236 km (146 mi)about 3 h 12 min
St. Petersburg to West Palm BeachUnited States285 km (177 mi)about 3 h 52 min
St. Petersburg to Coral SpringsUnited States291 km (181 mi)about 3 h 57 min
St. Petersburg to JacksonvilleUnited States302 km (187 mi)about 4 h 5 min
St. Petersburg to Pompano BeachUnited States305 km (190 mi)about 4 h 8 min
St. Petersburg to New York CityUnited States1,643 km (1,021 mi)about 22 h 16 min
St. Petersburg to BrooklynUnited States1,640 km (1,019 mi)about 22 h 14 min
St. Petersburg to QueensUnited States1,648 km (1,024 mi)about 22 h 20 min
St. Petersburg to HoustonUnited States1,255 km (780 mi)about 17 h 1 min
St. Petersburg to PhiladelphiaUnited States1,520 km (945 mi)about 20 h 37 min
St. Petersburg to San AntonioUnited States1,554 km (965 mi)about 21 h 4 min
St. Petersburg to ManhattanUnited States1,652 km (1,026 mi)about 22 h 23 min
St. Petersburg to The BronxUnited States1,662 km (1,033 mi)about 22 h 32 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 St. Petersburg?

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.