Car hire and driving in Huddersfield
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United Kingdom traffic drives on the left. Picking up at LBA means 25 km (16 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 Huddersfield
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield to Oldham | United Kingdom | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Huddersfield to Burnley | United Kingdom | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Huddersfield to Manchester | United Kingdom | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Huddersfield to Stockport | United Kingdom | 36 km (23 mi) | about 33 min |
| Huddersfield to Sheffield | United Kingdom | 36 km (23 mi) | about 33 min |
| Huddersfield to Rotherham | United Kingdom | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Huddersfield to Salford | United Kingdom | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Huddersfield to Bolton | United Kingdom | 43 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Huddersfield to Doncaster | United Kingdom | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Huddersfield to Blackburn | United Kingdom | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Huddersfield to Chesterfield | United Kingdom | 51 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Huddersfield to York | United Kingdom | 57 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Huddersfield to London | United Kingdom | 263 km (163 mi) | about 4 h 1 min |
| Huddersfield to Berlin | Germany | 1,020 km (634 mi) | about 15 h 34 min |
| Huddersfield to Madrid | Spain | 1,478 km (919 mi) | about 22 h 33 min |
| Huddersfield to Rome | Italy | 1,682 km (1,045 mi) | about 25 h 39 min |
| Huddersfield to Paris | France | 606 km (376 mi) | about 9 h 14 min |
| Huddersfield to Hamburg | Germany | 776 km (482 mi) | about 11 h 50 min |
| Huddersfield to Budapest | Hungary | 1,614 km (1,003 mi) | about 24 h 37 min |
| Huddersfield to Warsaw | Poland | 1,529 km (950 mi) | about 23 h 19 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Huddersfield?
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.