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Syracuse · United States

Car hire and driving in Syracuse

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 SYR means 8 km (5 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Syracuse

Car rental from Syracuse: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Syracuse to RochesterUnited States120 km (74 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Syracuse to KingstonCanada134 km (83 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Syracuse to AlbanyUnited States200 km (124 mi)about 2 h 43 min
Syracuse to AmherstUnited States216 km (134 mi)about 2 h 56 min
Syracuse to BuffaloUnited States223 km (139 mi)about 3 h 1 min
Syracuse to OshawaCanada238 km (148 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Syracuse to WhitbyCanada243 km (151 mi)about 3 h 18 min
Syracuse to AjaxCanada249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Syracuse to St. CatharinesCanada252 km (156 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Syracuse to NepeanCanada257 km (159 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Syracuse to GloucesterCanada259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 31 min
Syracuse to Ottawa SouthCanada263 km (164 mi)about 3 h 34 min
Syracuse to New York CityUnited States314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Syracuse to TorontoCanada273 km (169 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Syracuse to BrooklynUnited States323 km (201 mi)about 4 h 23 min
Syracuse to ChicagoUnited States952 km (592 mi)about 12 h 55 min
Syracuse to QueensUnited States325 km (202 mi)about 4 h 25 min
Syracuse to MontréalCanada341 km (212 mi)about 4 h 37 min
Syracuse to PhiladelphiaUnited States354 km (220 mi)about 4 h 48 min
Syracuse to ManhattanUnited States310 km (192 mi)about 4 h 12 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 Syracuse?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.