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Coventry · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Coventry

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 17 km (11 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 Coventry

Car rental from Coventry: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Coventry to Sutton ColdfieldUnited Kingdom27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Coventry to BirminghamUnited Kingdom28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Coventry to West BromwichUnited Kingdom35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Coventry to LeicesterUnited Kingdom36 km (23 mi)about 33 min
Coventry to WalsallUnited Kingdom38 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Coventry to DudleyUnited Kingdom40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Coventry to Burton upon TrentUnited Kingdom45 km (28 mi)about 42 min
Coventry to WolverhamptonUnited Kingdom46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Coventry to NorthamptonUnited Kingdom46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Coventry to WorcesterUnited Kingdom54 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Coventry to DerbyUnited Kingdom57 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Coventry to NottinghamUnited Kingdom66 km (41 mi)about 1 h
Coventry to LondonUnited Kingdom138 km (86 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Coventry to BerlinGermany1,009 km (627 mi)about 15 h 23 min
Coventry to MadridSpain1,344 km (835 mi)about 20 h 29 min
Coventry to RomeItaly1,573 km (977 mi)about 23 h 59 min
Coventry to ParisFrance480 km (298 mi)about 7 h 19 min
Coventry to HamburgGermany780 km (485 mi)about 11 h 54 min
Coventry to BudapestHungary1,562 km (971 mi)about 23 h 49 min
Coventry to WarsawPoland1,525 km (948 mi)about 23 h 15 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Auto EuropeA broker specialising in Europe, often with clearer all-in pricing for US renters.Get European rates on Auto Europe (opens www.autoeurope.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Coventry?

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.