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Birmingham · United States

Car hire and driving in Birmingham

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 BHM means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Birmingham

Car rental from Birmingham: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Birmingham to TuscaloosaUnited States79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Birmingham to HuntsvilleUnited States136 km (84 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Birmingham to MontgomeryUnited States137 km (85 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Birmingham to South FultonUnited States197 km (123 mi)about 2 h 41 min
Birmingham to ColumbusUnited States206 km (128 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Birmingham to ChattanoogaUnited States218 km (136 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Birmingham to East ChattanoogaUnited States223 km (139 mi)about 3 h 2 min
Birmingham to AtlantaUnited States225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 3 min
Birmingham to Sandy SpringsUnited States229 km (142 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Birmingham to MurfreesboroUnited States261 km (162 mi)about 3 h 32 min
Birmingham to NashvilleUnited States294 km (183 mi)about 3 h 59 min
Birmingham to AthensUnited States320 km (199 mi)about 4 h 21 min
Birmingham to New York CityUnited States1,386 km (861 mi)about 18 h 47 min
Birmingham to TorontoCanada1,301 km (809 mi)about 17 h 38 min
Birmingham to BrooklynUnited States1,386 km (861 mi)about 18 h 48 min
Birmingham to ChicagoUnited States929 km (577 mi)about 12 h 36 min
Birmingham to QueensUnited States1,396 km (868 mi)about 18 h 56 min
Birmingham to HoustonUnited States911 km (566 mi)about 12 h 21 min
Birmingham to MontréalCanada1,745 km (1,084 mi)about 23 h 39 min
Birmingham to PhiladelphiaUnited States1,258 km (782 mi)about 17 h 3 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 Birmingham?

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 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.