How far is Kent, NY from Richmond Hill, NY?

The driving distance from Kent, NY to Richmond Hill, NY is about 387.9 miles (624.2 km), with a travel time of about 06h 40m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 285.9 miles (460.1 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 13h 20m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT.
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Quick Snapshot
Road
387.85 mi
06h 40m
Flight
285.92 mi
460.14 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
285.92 mi
Kilometers
460.14 km
Flight Time
00h 34m

Driving Distance

Road route
387.85 mi
Kilometers
624.19 km
Drive Time
06h 40m

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Drive time stays fixed at 06h 40m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Richmond Hill
Sat, May 30, 5:56 PM EDT
Return by in Kent
Sun, May 31, 12:36 AM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Kent
2026-05-30T11:15
Arrive Richmond Hill
Sat, May 30, 5:56 PM EDT
Route Timing
06h 40m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
12:40 PM to 2:10 PM EDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
10:40 PM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Kent
8:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Kirkwood
NY

Town in Broome County, New York, United States

From Kent
182.6 mi
03h 20m
To Richmond Hill
205.2 mi
03h 20m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
65°F
Saturday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Sat, May 30 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
6 to 10 mph N
Destination
Richmond Hill Weather
NY
Live fallback forecast
72°F
Saturday
Using Roxbury as the closest live forecast in the Queens County weather hub.

Sunny

Starts
Sat, May 30 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
15 mph NW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Kent and Richmond Hill.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Kent and Richmond Hill.

  1. 1

    Start on Ford Street

    16 m · 5 sec · Ford Street

  2. 2

    Turn right onto Kent Road

    1.4 km · 2 min · Kent Road

  3. 3

    Turn right onto Roosevelt Highway

    2.8 mi · 4 min · Roosevelt Highway

  4. 4

    Turn right onto Peter Smith Road

    2 mi · 3 min · Peter Smith Road

  5. 5

    Turn left onto Ridge Road

    11.3 mi · 16 min · Ridge Road

  6. 6

    Turn right onto Sweden-Walker Road

    1.9 mi · 4 min · Sweden-Walker Road

  7. 7

    Turn left onto Brockport-Spencerport Road

    2.5 mi · 3 min · Brockport-Spencerport Road

  8. 8

    Continue straight

    7.5 mi · 9 min

  9. 9

    Keep slight left to continue on I 490 East: Rochester

    2778 ft · 1 min

  10. 10

    Merge slight right onto Western Expressway

    20.1 mi · 26 min · Western Expressway

  11. 11

    Keep slight left to continue on I 90 East: Albany

    3238 ft · 42 sec

  12. 12

    Merge slight left onto New York State Thruway

    30 mi · 35 min · New York State Thruway

  13. 13

    Take the exit slight right toward NY 414: Waterloo, Clyde

    2420 ft · 59 sec

  14. 14

    Keep slight right

    100 m · 8 sec

  15. 15

    Continue on State Route 414

    1557 ft · 35 sec · State Route 414

  16. 16

    Turn left

    4.1 mi · 7 min

  17. 17

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Auburn Road

    1.9 mi · 2 min · Auburn Road

  18. 18

    Continue on Clark Street Road

    9.6 mi · 11 min · Clark Street Road

  19. 19

    Turn right onto State Street

    69 m · 12 sec · State Street

  20. 20

    Turn left onto Dill Street

    720 ft · 22 sec · Dill Street

  21. 21

    Continue on Loop Road

    140 m · 17 sec · Loop Road

  22. 22

    Turn left onto Genesee Street

    5.5 mi · 10 min · Genesee Street

  23. 23

    Continue on West Genesee Street Road

    2.2 mi · 5 min · West Genesee Street Road

  24. 24

    Turn right onto East Lake Street

    2676 ft · 45 sec · East Lake Street

  25. 25

    Continue on East Lake Road

    9.4 mi · 14 min · East Lake Road

  26. 26

    Continue on State Route 41

    4.8 mi · 7 min · State Route 41

  27. 27

    Continue on East Lake Road

    2904 ft · 49 sec · East Lake Road

  28. 28

    Continue on State Highway 41

    9.8 mi · 14 min · State Highway 41

  29. 29

    Turn right onto North West Street

    1.2 mi · 3 min · North West Street

  30. 30

    Take the ramp left

    1.1 km · 1 min

  31. 31

    Keep slight right to continue on I 81 South: Binghamton

    1396 ft · 34 sec

  32. 32

    Merge slight left

    45.4 mi · 54 min

  33. 33

    Keep slight right to continue on I 81 South: Scranton

    53.4 mi · 1 hr 3 min

  34. 34

    Keep slight right to continue on I 84 East, I 380 South, US 6 East: Carbondale, Mt Pocono

    1.2 km · 1 min

  35. 35

    Continue on I 84 East, I 380 South: Mount Pocono, Milford

    3.7 mi · 5 min

  36. 36

    Keep slight right to continue on I 380 South: Mount Pocono

    23.6 mi · 26 min

  37. 37

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Stroudsburg

    1 mi · 1 min

  38. 38

    Merge slight right onto Keystone Shortway

    80 mi · 1 hr 37 min · Keystone Shortway

  39. 39

    Keep slight right to continue on Christopher Columbus Highway

    5.5 mi · 6 min · Christopher Columbus Highway

  40. 40

    Keep slight left to continue on I 95 North: George Washington Bridge, New York City

    1503 ft · 23 sec

  41. 41

    Keep slight right to continue on Leonia, Teaneck

    2128 ft · 38 sec

  42. 42

    Turn right onto Leonia

    1032 ft · 35 sec

  43. 43

    Turn straight onto Degraw Avenue

    138 m · 9 sec · Degraw Avenue

  44. 44

    Continue on Fort Lee Road

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Fort Lee Road

  45. 45

    Continue on Main Street

    143 m · 13 sec · Main Street

  46. 46

    Take the ramp left toward George Washington Bridge

    144 m · 13 sec

  47. 47

    Merge slight left onto Bergen Boulevard

    1552 ft · 29 sec · Bergen Boulevard

  48. 48

    Take the exit slight left toward George Washington Bridge Upper Level

    95 m · 5 sec

  49. 49

    Merge slight left

    1649 ft · 20 sec

  50. 50

    Keep slight left

    1.3 km · 1 min

  51. 51

    Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)

    3174 ft · 1 min · George Washington Bridge (upper level)

  52. 52

    Continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway

    1.2 km · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway

  53. 53

    Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

    4.4 mi · 6 min · Cross Bronx Expressway

  54. 54

    Take the exit slight right toward I 678 South: Whitestone Bridge, Queens

    1.5 km · 2 min

  55. 55

    Merge slight left onto Hutchinson River Expressway

    1.3 km · 1 min · Hutchinson River Expressway

  56. 56

    Continue on Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

  57. 57

    Continue on Whitestone Expressway

    2.3 mi · 3 min · Whitestone Expressway

  58. 58

    Keep slight left to continue on Van Wyck Expressway

    4.3 mi · 6 min · Van Wyck Expressway

  59. 59

    Take the exit slight right toward Hillside Avenue, Jamaica Avenue, Atlantic Avenue

    1302 ft · 32 sec

  60. 60

    Keep slight right to continue on Hillside Avenue, Jamaica Avenue

    563 ft · 14 sec

  61. 61

    Turn straight onto Van Wyck Expressway West

    776 ft · 22 sec · Van Wyck Expressway West

  62. 62

    Turn right onto Jamaica Avenue

    1.3 km · 2 min · Jamaica Avenue

  63. 63

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Jamaica Avenue

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Kent and Richmond Hill.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
63 steps
17 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
13
7 merges, 6 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
16.2 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 81 South
99 mi · 26%
Keystone Shortway
80 mi · 21%
New York State Thruway
30 mi · 8%
I 380 South
23.6 mi · 6%
Western Expressway
20.1 mi · 5%
Ridge Road
11.3 mi · 3%
Longest Stretch

Keystone Shortway

Merge slight right onto Keystone Shortway

80 mi · 01h 37m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
06h 40m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
13h 20m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+102 mi
285.9 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Kirkwood
03h 20m from Kent
Leave By
10:40 PM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Mostly Sunny leaving Kent and Sunny near Richmond Hill.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Kent to Richmond Hill?

The road trip is about 387.9 miles (624.2 km) and usually takes 06h 40m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Kirkwood is a useful midpoint, sitting about 182.6 miles from Kent and 205.2 miles from Richmond Hill.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 285.9 miles (460.1 km), while the road route adds roughly 102 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $54.88 one way or $109.77 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 121.7 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Mostly Sunny around Kent and Sunny near Richmond Hill.

Stop Ideas Near Kirkwood

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Kirkwood, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Kirkwood.

BUS

Scranton, PA

71 mi away
23 Lackawanna Avenue
BUS

Wilkes-Barre, PA

89 mi away
47 South Washington Street
BUS

White Haven, PA

108 mi away
I-476, Exit 95/I-80, Exit 277, at Hwy 940

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Kent and Richmond Hill. Straight-line distance: 285.92 mi (460.14 km).

Kent

#1 Kent

Town in Putnam County, New York, United States

Population13,142
Coordinates43.3278400, -78.1353000
Altitude104
CountryUnited States
Richmond Hill

#2 Richmond Hill

A hamlet in the Town of Mount Pleasant, New York.

Population98,984
Coordinates40.6998300, -73.8312500
Altitude18
CountryUnited States
Start: Ford Street (-78.135299, 43.327819)
End: Jamaica Avenue (-73.831286, 40.699914)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 624 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)12h 55m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)09h 41m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)07h 45m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)06h 27m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)05h 32m
80 mph (129 km/h)04h 50m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
13.69 gal
51.81 L · about $54.88
Round trip
$109.77
27.38 gal · 103.62 L
Estimated CO2
121.7 kg one way
Round trip: 243.3 kg / 536 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.01 $54.88 $109.77
Mid-grade $4.48 $61.34 $122.69
Premium $4.86 $66.55 $133.09
Diesel $4.69 $64.26 $128.52

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in New York · May 30, 2026

There is no time difference between Kent and Richmond Hill. The current time is 11:15:59.

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How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.