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Car hire and driving in Toronto

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Canada traffic drives on the right. Picking up at YYZ means 19 km (12 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Toronto

Car rental from Toronto: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Toronto to MississaugaCanada25 km (16 mi)about 21 min
Toronto to BramptonCanada30 km (18 mi)about 24 min
Toronto to AjaxCanada33 km (21 mi)about 27 min
Toronto to OakvilleCanada37 km (23 mi)about 30 min
Toronto to WhitbyCanada42 km (26 mi)about 34 min
Toronto to MiltonCanada44 km (28 mi)about 36 min
Toronto to OshawaCanada49 km (30 mi)about 40 min
Toronto to BurlingtonCanada50 km (31 mi)about 41 min
Toronto to St. CatharinesCanada61 km (38 mi)about 49 min
Toronto to HamiltonCanada62 km (39 mi)about 51 min
Toronto to GuelphCanada71 km (44 mi)about 58 min
Toronto to BarrieCanada80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Toronto to New York CityUnited States555 km (345 mi)about 7 h 31 min
Toronto to BrooklynUnited States563 km (350 mi)about 7 h 38 min
Toronto to ChicagoUnited States704 km (437 mi)about 9 h 33 min
Toronto to QueensUnited States568 km (353 mi)about 7 h 42 min
Toronto to MontréalCanada502 km (312 mi)about 6 h 48 min
Toronto to PhiladelphiaUnited States545 km (339 mi)about 7 h 23 min
Toronto to ManhattanUnited States553 km (343 mi)about 7 h 29 min
Toronto to The BronxUnited States555 km (345 mi)about 7 h 31 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 Toronto?

The right, as everywhere in Canada.

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.