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Crawley · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Crawley

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 LGW means 4 km (2 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 Crawley

Car rental from Crawley: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Crawley to SuttonUnited Kingdom26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Crawley to CroydonUnited Kingdom31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Crawley to BrightonUnited Kingdom32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Crawley to WokingUnited Kingdom35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Crawley to WorthingUnited Kingdom35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Crawley to City of WestminsterUnited Kingdom43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
Crawley to LondonUnited Kingdom44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Crawley to IslingtonUnited Kingdom47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Crawley to BarkingUnited Kingdom50 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Crawley to EastbourneUnited Kingdom50 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Crawley to MaidstoneUnited Kingdom52 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Crawley to IlfordUnited Kingdom53 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Crawley to BerlinGermany946 km (588 mi)about 14 h 26 min
Crawley to MadridSpain1,220 km (758 mi)about 18 h 36 min
Crawley to RomeItaly1,409 km (875 mi)about 21 h 29 min
Crawley to ParisFrance310 km (192 mi)about 4 h 43 min
Crawley to HamburgGermany742 km (461 mi)about 11 h 19 min
Crawley to BudapestHungary1,446 km (898 mi)about 22 h 3 min
Crawley to WarsawPoland1,462 km (908 mi)about 22 h 17 min
Crawley to ViennaAustria1,232 km (765 mi)about 18 h 47 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)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

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

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.