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Basildon · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Basildon

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 Kingdom traffic drives on the left. Picking up at STN means 38 km (24 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from Basildon

Car rental from Basildon: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Basildon to BarkingUnited Kingdom26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Basildon to IlfordUnited Kingdom27 km (17 mi)about 24 min
Basildon to WalthamstowUnited Kingdom33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Basildon to MaidstoneUnited Kingdom34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Basildon to TottenhamUnited Kingdom37 km (23 mi)about 33 min
Basildon to Enfield TownUnited Kingdom39 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Basildon to IslingtonUnited Kingdom39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Basildon to LondonUnited Kingdom41 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Basildon to City of WestminsterUnited Kingdom42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Basildon to CroydonUnited Kingdom44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Basildon to ColchesterUnited Kingdom47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Basildon to SuttonUnited Kingdom52 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Basildon to BerlinGermany891 km (554 mi)about 13 h 35 min
Basildon to MadridSpain1,280 km (796 mi)about 19 h 32 min
Basildon to RomeItaly1,411 km (877 mi)about 21 h 31 min
Basildon to ParisFrance331 km (205 mi)about 5 h 2 min
Basildon to HamburgGermany681 km (423 mi)about 10 h 23 min
Basildon to BudapestHungary1,411 km (877 mi)about 21 h 31 min
Basildon to WarsawPoland1,407 km (875 mi)about 21 h 28 min
Basildon to ViennaAustria1,197 km (744 mi)about 18 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.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Basildon?

The left, as everywhere in United Kingdom.

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.