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Croydon · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Croydon

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 27 km (17 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 Croydon

Car rental from Croydon: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Croydon to DagenhamUnited Kingdom26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Croydon to HarrowUnited Kingdom27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Croydon to Enfield TownUnited Kingdom30 km (19 mi)about 27 min
Croydon to CrawleyUnited Kingdom31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Croydon to WokingUnited Kingdom33 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Croydon to WatfordUnited Kingdom37 km (23 mi)about 33 min
Croydon to SloughUnited Kingdom37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Croydon to BasildonUnited Kingdom44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Croydon to MaidstoneUnited Kingdom45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Croydon to GillinghamUnited Kingdom45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Croydon to High WycombeUnited Kingdom53 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Croydon to ChelmsfordUnited Kingdom56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Croydon to BerlinGermany933 km (580 mi)about 14 h 14 min
Croydon to MadridSpain1,251 km (777 mi)about 19 h 4 min
Croydon to RomeItaly1,425 km (885 mi)about 21 h 44 min
Croydon to ParisFrance331 km (206 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Croydon to HamburgGermany724 km (450 mi)about 11 h 3 min
Croydon to BudapestHungary1,445 km (898 mi)about 22 h 2 min
Croydon to WarsawPoland1,449 km (901 mi)about 22 h 6 min
Croydon to ViennaAustria1,231 km (765 mi)about 18 h 46 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 Croydon?

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.