Car hire and driving in Middlesbrough
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 NCL means 59 km (37 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 Middlesbrough
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough to Sunderland | United Kingdom | 38 km (23 mi) | about 35 min |
| Middlesbrough to Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Middlesbrough to York | United Kingdom | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Middlesbrough to Leeds | United Kingdom | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Middlesbrough to Bradford | United Kingdom | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Middlesbrough to Wakefield | United Kingdom | 101 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Middlesbrough to Burnley | United Kingdom | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Middlesbrough to Huddersfield | United Kingdom | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Middlesbrough to Kingston upon Hull | United Kingdom | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Middlesbrough to Doncaster | United Kingdom | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Middlesbrough to Blackburn | United Kingdom | 123 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Middlesbrough to Rotherham | United Kingdom | 128 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 57 min |
| Middlesbrough to London | United Kingdom | 349 km (217 mi) | about 5 h 19 min |
| Middlesbrough to Berlin | Germany | 992 km (616 mi) | about 15 h 8 min |
| Middlesbrough to Rome | Italy | 1,733 km (1,077 mi) | about 26 h 26 min |
| Middlesbrough to Paris | France | 682 km (424 mi) | about 10 h 24 min |
| Middlesbrough to Hamburg | Germany | 741 km (460 mi) | about 11 h 18 min |
| Middlesbrough to Budapest | Hungary | 1,613 km (1,002 mi) | about 24 h 36 min |
| Middlesbrough to Warsaw | Poland | 1,491 km (927 mi) | about 22 h 44 min |
| Middlesbrough to Vienna | Austria | 1,406 km (874 mi) | about 21 h 27 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 Middlesbrough?
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.