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Gloucester · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Gloucester

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 BRS means 63 km (39 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 Gloucester

Car rental from Gloucester: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Gloucester to WorcesterUnited Kingdom36 km (22 mi)about 33 min
Gloucester to SwindonUnited Kingdom47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Gloucester to BristolUnited Kingdom52 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Gloucester to BathUnited Kingdom55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Gloucester to NewportUnited Kingdom61 km (38 mi)about 55 min
Gloucester to SolihullUnited Kingdom69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Gloucester to OxfordUnited Kingdom69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Gloucester to DudleyUnited Kingdom71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Gloucester to BirminghamUnited Kingdom72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Gloucester to West BromwichUnited Kingdom75 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Gloucester to CardiffUnited Kingdom78 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Gloucester to CoventryUnited Kingdom78 km (49 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Gloucester to LondonUnited Kingdom151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Gloucester to BerlinGermany1,067 km (663 mi)about 16 h 17 min
Gloucester to MadridSpain1,278 km (794 mi)about 19 h 29 min
Gloucester to RomeItaly1,572 km (977 mi)about 23 h 58 min
Gloucester to ParisFrance467 km (290 mi)about 7 h 7 min
Gloucester to HamburgGermany844 km (525 mi)about 12 h 52 min
Gloucester to BudapestHungary1,600 km (994 mi)about 24 h 24 min
Gloucester to WarsawPoland1,584 km (984 mi)about 24 h 9 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 Gloucester?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.