Car hire and driving in Liverpool
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 LPL means 12 km (7 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 Liverpool
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool to Warrington | United Kingdom | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Liverpool to Wigan | United Kingdom | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Liverpool to Bolton | United Kingdom | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Liverpool to Preston | United Kingdom | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Liverpool to Blackpool | United Kingdom | 45 km (28 mi) | about 42 min |
| Liverpool to Salford | United Kingdom | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Liverpool to Manchester | United Kingdom | 50 km (31 mi) | about 45 min |
| Liverpool to Blackburn | United Kingdom | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Liverpool to Stockport | United Kingdom | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Liverpool to Oldham | United Kingdom | 59 km (36 mi) | about 54 min |
| Liverpool to Burnley | United Kingdom | 65 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Liverpool to Newcastle under Lyme | United Kingdom | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Liverpool to London | United Kingdom | 286 km (178 mi) | about 4 h 22 min |
| Liverpool to Berlin | Germany | 1,099 km (683 mi) | about 16 h 46 min |
| Liverpool to Madrid | Spain | 1,446 km (898 mi) | about 22 h 3 min |
| Liverpool to Rome | Italy | 1,721 km (1,069 mi) | about 26 h 15 min |
| Liverpool to Paris | France | 628 km (390 mi) | about 9 h 35 min |
| Liverpool to Hamburg | Germany | 857 km (533 mi) | about 13 h 4 min |
| Liverpool to Budapest | Hungary | 1,683 km (1,046 mi) | about 25 h 40 min |
| Liverpool to Warsaw | Poland | 1,610 km (1,000 mi) | about 24 h 33 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 Liverpool?
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.