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Cheltenham · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Cheltenham

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 BHX means 66 km (41 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 Cheltenham

Car rental from Cheltenham: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Cheltenham to WorcesterUnited Kingdom34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Cheltenham to SwindonUnited Kingdom43 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Cheltenham to OxfordUnited Kingdom59 km (37 mi)about 54 min
Cheltenham to SolihullUnited Kingdom61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Cheltenham to BristolUnited Kingdom61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Cheltenham to BathUnited Kingdom62 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Cheltenham to BirminghamUnited Kingdom66 km (41 mi)about 1 h
Cheltenham to DudleyUnited Kingdom67 km (41 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Cheltenham to CoventryUnited Kingdom68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Cheltenham to West BromwichUnited Kingdom69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Cheltenham to NewportUnited Kingdom72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Cheltenham to Sutton ColdfieldUnited Kingdom76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Cheltenham to LondonUnited Kingdom142 km (88 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Cheltenham to BerlinGermany1,056 km (656 mi)about 16 h 6 min
Cheltenham to MadridSpain1,283 km (797 mi)about 19 h 34 min
Cheltenham to RomeItaly1,565 km (973 mi)about 23 h 52 min
Cheltenham to ParisFrance462 km (287 mi)about 7 h 3 min
Cheltenham to HamburgGermany832 km (517 mi)about 12 h 42 min
Cheltenham to BudapestHungary1,589 km (988 mi)about 24 h 14 min
Cheltenham to WarsawPoland1,572 km (977 mi)about 23 h 59 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 Cheltenham?

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.