Car hire and driving in Staten Island
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at EWR means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Staten Island
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staten Island to Manhattan | United States | 29 km (18 mi) | about 23 min |
| Staten Island to Queens | United States | 29 km (18 mi) | about 23 min |
| Staten Island to The Bronx | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 32 min |
| Staten Island to Paterson | United States | 40 km (25 mi) | about 32 min |
| Staten Island to Yonkers | United States | 46 km (28 mi) | about 37 min |
| Staten Island to Stamford | United States | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Staten Island to North Stamford | United States | 81 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Staten Island to Bridgeport | United States | 105 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Staten Island to Philadelphia | United States | 110 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Staten Island to Allentown | United States | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Staten Island to New Haven | United States | 131 km (82 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Staten Island to Waterbury | United States | 143 km (89 mi) | about 1 h 57 min |
| Staten Island to Toronto | Canada | 557 km (346 mi) | about 7 h 33 min |
| Staten Island to Chicago | United States | 1,138 km (707 mi) | about 15 h 26 min |
| Staten Island to Montréal | Canada | 552 km (343 mi) | about 7 h 29 min |
| Staten Island to Ottawa | Canada | 554 km (344 mi) | about 7 h 30 min |
| Staten Island to Jacksonville | United States | 1,324 km (823 mi) | about 17 h 57 min |
| Staten Island to Columbus | United States | 754 km (469 mi) | about 10 h 14 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 Staten Island?
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.