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City of Westminster · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in City of Westminster

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 LHR means 23 km (14 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 City of Westminster

Car rental from City of Westminster: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
City of Westminster to WatfordUnited Kingdom25 km (16 mi)about 23 min
City of Westminster to SloughUnited Kingdom32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
City of Westminster to WokingUnited Kingdom35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
City of Westminster to BasildonUnited Kingdom42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
City of Westminster to CrawleyUnited Kingdom43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
City of Westminster to High WycombeUnited Kingdom45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
City of Westminster to LutonUnited Kingdom47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
City of Westminster to GillinghamUnited Kingdom49 km (30 mi)about 45 min
City of Westminster to ChelmsfordUnited Kingdom49 km (31 mi)about 45 min
City of Westminster to MaidstoneUnited Kingdom52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
City of Westminster to ReadingUnited Kingdom58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
City of Westminster to Southend-on-SeaUnited Kingdom59 km (37 mi)about 54 min
City of Westminster to BerlinGermany933 km (580 mi)about 14 h 13 min
City of Westminster to MadridSpain1,262 km (784 mi)about 19 h 15 min
City of Westminster to RomeItaly1,435 km (892 mi)about 21 h 53 min
City of Westminster to ParisFrance343 km (213 mi)about 5 h 14 min
City of Westminster to HamburgGermany722 km (448 mi)about 11 h
City of Westminster to BudapestHungary1,450 km (901 mi)about 22 h 6 min
City of Westminster to WarsawPoland1,449 km (901 mi)about 22 h 6 min
City of Westminster to ViennaAustria1,236 km (768 mi)about 18 h 51 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 City of Westminster?

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.