Car hire and driving in Blackburn
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United Kingdom traffic drives on the left. Picking up at MAN means 47 km (29 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 Blackburn
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn to Wigan | United Kingdom | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Blackburn to Salford | United Kingdom | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Blackburn to Oldham | United Kingdom | 33 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Blackburn to Manchester | United Kingdom | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Blackburn to St Helens | United Kingdom | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Blackburn to Blackpool | United Kingdom | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Blackburn to Warrington | United Kingdom | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Blackburn to Stockport | United Kingdom | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Blackburn to Huddersfield | United Kingdom | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Blackburn to Bradford | United Kingdom | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Blackburn to Liverpool | United Kingdom | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Blackburn to Birkenhead | United Kingdom | 53 km (33 mi) | about 48 min |
| Blackburn to London | United Kingdom | 296 km (184 mi) | about 4 h 31 min |
| Blackburn to Berlin | Germany | 1,067 km (663 mi) | about 16 h 16 min |
| Blackburn to Madrid | Spain | 1,485 km (923 mi) | about 22 h 39 min |
| Blackburn to Rome | Italy | 1,723 km (1,070 mi) | about 26 h 16 min |
| Blackburn to Paris | France | 639 km (397 mi) | about 9 h 45 min |
| Blackburn to Hamburg | Germany | 822 km (510 mi) | about 12 h 32 min |
| Blackburn to Budapest | Hungary | 1,661 km (1,032 mi) | about 25 h 20 min |
| Blackburn to Warsaw | Poland | 1,574 km (978 mi) | about 24 h 1 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 Blackburn?
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 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.