Car rental
Car hire in cities across United Kingdom
Drive times to nearby cities, the road rules that change at a border, and where to compare prices, city by city, from public data.
102 cities in United Kingdom have a car rental page: drive times to nearby cities, the road rules that change at a border, and where to compare prices. Largest first.
| City | Region | Population | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | England | 8,961,989 | LHR (24 km) |
| Birmingham | England | 1,157,603 | BHX (11 km) |
| Glasgow | Scotland | 626,410 | GLA (11 km) |
| Manchester | England | 568,996 | MAN (15 km) |
| Sheffield | England | 556,500 | MAN (54 km) |
| Leeds | England | 536,280 | LBA (11 km) |
| Edinburgh | Scotland | 514,990 | EDI (11 km) |
| Liverpool | England | 496,770 | LPL (12 km) |
| Bristol | England | 479,024 | BRS (12 km) |
| Cardiff | Wales | 372,089 | CWL (15 km) |
| Leicester | England | 368,600 | EMA (25 km) |
| Bradford | England | 366,187 | LBA (10 km) |
| Belfast | Northern Ireland | 348,005 | BFS (20 km) |
| Coventry | England | 345,324 | BHX (17 km) |
| Birkenhead | England | 325,264 | LPL (13 km) |
| Nottingham | England | 323,632 | EMA (18 km) |
| Islington | England | 319,143 | LHR (26 km) |
| Reading | England | 318,014 | LHR (35 km) |
| Kingston upon Hull | England | 314,018 | LBA (88 km) |
| Preston | England | 313,332 | LPL (49 km) |
| Swansea | Wales | 300,352 | CWL (48 km) |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | England | 300,125 | NCL (9 km) |
| Southend-on-Sea | England | 295,310 | STN (51 km) |
| Brighton | England | 283,870 | LGW (36 km) |
| Derby | England | 270,468 | EMA (14 km) |
| Southampton | England | 269,781 | LGW (89 km) |
| Wolverhampton | England | 263,700 | BHX (29 km) |
| Plymouth | England | 260,203 | NQY (61 km) |
| Stoke-on-Trent | England | 258,366 | MAN (39 km) |
| Milton Keynes | England | 256,385 | LTN (32 km) |
| City of Westminster | England | 247,614 | LHR (23 km) |
| Northampton | England | 245,899 | LTN (55 km) |
| Oldham | England | 237,110 | MAN (24 km) |
| Luton | England | 225,262 | LTN (3 km) |
| Barking | England | 218,534 | LHR (38 km) |
| Portsmouth | England | 208,100 | LGW (74 km) |
| Swindon | England | 201,669 | BRS (68 km) |
| Dudley | England | 199,059 | BHX (23 km) |
| Aberdeen | Scotland | 198,590 | ABZ (9 km) |
| Sutton | England | 187,600 | LGW (22 km) |
| St Helens | England | 183,200 | LPL (15 km) |
| Ipswich | England | 178,835 | STN (66 km) |
| Wigan | England | 175,405 | LPL (27 km) |
| Croydon | England | 173,314 | LGW (27 km) |
| Warrington | England | 172,330 | LPL (19 km) |
| Walsall | England | 172,141 | BHX (22 km) |
| Mansfield | England | 171,958 | EMA (35 km) |
| Sunderland | England | 170,134 | NCL (25 km) |
| Ilford | England | 168,168 | LHR (38 km) |
| Slough | England | 164,793 | LHR (10 km) |
| Bournemouth | England | 163,600 | BRS (94 km) |
| Peterborough | England | 163,379 | LTN (78 km) |
| Oxford | England | 162,100 | LHR (63 km) |
| Newport | Wales | 161,506 | BRS (30 km) |
| Enfield Town | England | 156,858 | LTN (32 km) |
| York | England | 156,135 | LBA (39 km) |
| Telford | England | 155,570 | BHX (53 km) |
| Poole | England | 151,500 | BRS (90 km) |
| Burnley | England | 149,422 | LBA (38 km) |
| Harrow | England | 149,246 | LHR (15 km) |
| Huddersfield | England | 149,017 | LBA (25 km) |
| Dundee | Scotland | 148,210 | EDI (63 km) |
| Blackburn | England | 146,521 | MAN (47 km) |
| Cambridge | England | 145,674 | STN (36 km) |
| Blackpool | England | 145,007 | LPL (55 km) |
| Basildon | England | 144,859 | STN (38 km) |
| Norwich | England | 143,135 | NWI (5 km) |
| Middlesbrough | England | 142,707 | NCL (59 km) |
| Bolton | England | 141,331 | MAN (28 km) |
| Stockport | England | 139,052 | MAN (11 km) |
| High Wycombe | England | 133,204 | LHR (27 km) |
| Gloucester | England | 132,416 | BRS (63 km) |
| Exeter | England | 130,709 | CWL (76 km) |
| Colchester | England | 130,245 | STN (46 km) |
| Tottenham | England | 130,000 | LHR (31 km) |
| Salford | England | 129,794 | MAN (15 km) |
| Newcastle under Lyme | England | 127,727 | MAN (39 km) |
| Solihull | England | 126,577 | BHX (5 km) |
| Watford | England | 125,707 | LHR (21 km) |
| Saint Peters | England | 125,370 | STN (100 km) |
| Crawley | England | 124,008 | LGW (4 km) |
| Burton upon Trent | England | 122,199 | EMA (21 km) |
| Cheltenham | England | 118,836 | BHX (66 km) |
| Rotherham | England | 117,618 | LBA (52 km) |
| Worthing | England | 113,866 | LGW (39 km) |
| Doncaster | England | 113,566 | LBA (52 km) |
| Chesterfield | England | 113,057 | EMA (47 km) |
| Chelmsford | England | 111,511 | STN (23 km) |
| Sutton Coldfield | England | 109,899 | BHX (13 km) |
| Wakefield | England | 109,766 | LBA (23 km) |
| Walthamstow | England | 109,424 | LHR (33 km) |
| Dagenham | England | 108,368 | STN (38 km) |
| Basingstoke | England | 107,642 | LHR (49 km) |
| Maidstone | England | 107,627 | LGW (51 km) |
| Bedford | England | 106,940 | LTN (30 km) |
| Woking | England | 103,900 | LHR (18 km) |
| Lincoln | England | 103,813 | EMA (69 km) |
| West Bromwich | England | 103,112 | BHX (18 km) |
| Eastbourne | England | 101,689 | LGW (54 km) |
| Worcester | England | 101,659 | BHX (44 km) |
| Bath | England | 101,557 | BRS (25 km) |
| Gillingham | England | 101,187 | LGW (58 km) |
Common questions
Which cities in United Kingdom have a car rental page?
London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Bristol, Cardiff and 92 more.
What currency is used in United Kingdom?
The Pound (GBP).
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.