Car hire and driving in Wilmington, NC
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 ILM means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Wilmington
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington to Fayetteville | United States | 125 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Wilmington to Raleigh | United States | 182 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 28 min |
| Wilmington to Cary | United States | 189 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 34 min |
| Wilmington to Durham | United States | 214 km (133 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Wilmington to North Charleston | United States | 243 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 17 min |
| Wilmington to Charleston | United States | 245 km (153 mi) | about 3 h 20 min |
| Wilmington to Greensboro | United States | 264 km (164 mi) | about 3 h 35 min |
| Wilmington to High Point | United States | 268 km (166 mi) | about 3 h 38 min |
| Wilmington to Columbia | United States | 286 km (177 mi) | about 3 h 52 min |
| Wilmington to Charlotte | United States | 287 km (178 mi) | about 3 h 53 min |
| Wilmington to Winston-Salem | United States | 294 km (183 mi) | about 3 h 59 min |
| Wilmington to Chesapeake | United States | 325 km (202 mi) | about 4 h 24 min |
| Wilmington to New York City | United States | 800 km (497 mi) | about 10 h 50 min |
| Wilmington to Toronto | Canada | 1,061 km (659 mi) | about 14 h 23 min |
| Wilmington to Brooklyn | United States | 796 km (494 mi) | about 10 h 47 min |
| Wilmington to Chicago | United States | 1,198 km (744 mi) | about 16 h 14 min |
| Wilmington to Queens | United States | 803 km (499 mi) | about 10 h 53 min |
| Wilmington to Houston | United States | 1,713 km (1,065 mi) | about 23 h 14 min |
| Wilmington to Montréal | Canada | 1,307 km (812 mi) | about 17 h 43 min |
| Wilmington to Philadelphia | United States | 682 km (424 mi) | about 9 h 15 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Wilmington?
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.