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Winston-Salem · United States

Car hire and driving in Winston-Salem, NC

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 GSO means 28 km (17 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Winston-Salem

Car rental from Winston-Salem: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Winston-Salem to High PointUnited States27 km (17 mi)about 22 min
Winston-Salem to GreensboroUnited States41 km (25 mi)about 33 min
Winston-Salem to CharlotteUnited States111 km (69 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Winston-Salem to DurhamUnited States122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Winston-Salem to RoanokeUnited States133 km (83 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Winston-Salem to CaryUnited States136 km (85 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Winston-Salem to RaleighUnited States149 km (93 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Winston-Salem to FayettevilleUnited States170 km (105 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Winston-Salem to ColumbiaUnited States244 km (152 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Winston-Salem to WilmingtonUnited States294 km (183 mi)about 3 h 59 min
Winston-Salem to RichmondUnited States296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 1 min
Winston-Salem to KnoxvilleUnited States331 km (206 mi)about 4 h 29 min
Winston-Salem to New York CityUnited States747 km (464 mi)about 10 h 8 min
Winston-Salem to TorontoCanada849 km (527 mi)about 11 h 30 min
Winston-Salem to BrooklynUnited States746 km (464 mi)about 10 h 7 min
Winston-Salem to ChicagoUnited States904 km (562 mi)about 12 h 15 min
Winston-Salem to QueensUnited States756 km (469 mi)about 10 h 14 min
Winston-Salem to HoustonUnited States1,575 km (978 mi)about 21 h 21 min
Winston-Salem to MontréalCanada1,186 km (737 mi)about 16 h 4 min
Winston-Salem to PhiladelphiaUnited States617 km (384 mi)about 8 h 22 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 Winston-Salem?

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.