Car hire and driving in Milton Keynes
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 LTN means 32 km (20 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 Milton Keynes
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes to Luton | United Kingdom | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Milton Keynes to High Wycombe | United Kingdom | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Milton Keynes to Oxford | United Kingdom | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Milton Keynes to Watford | United Kingdom | 50 km (31 mi) | about 45 min |
| Milton Keynes to Harrow | United Kingdom | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Milton Keynes to Slough | United Kingdom | 60 km (37 mi) | about 55 min |
| Milton Keynes to Cambridge | United Kingdom | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Milton Keynes to Enfield Town | United Kingdom | 63 km (39 mi) | about 58 min |
| Milton Keynes to Coventry | United Kingdom | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Milton Keynes to Reading | United Kingdom | 67 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Milton Keynes to Tottenham | United Kingdom | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Milton Keynes to Peterborough | United Kingdom | 68 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Milton Keynes to London | United Kingdom | 73 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Milton Keynes to Berlin | Germany | 964 km (599 mi) | about 14 h 42 min |
| Milton Keynes to Madrid | Spain | 1,312 km (815 mi) | about 20 h 1 min |
| Milton Keynes to Rome | Italy | 1,508 km (937 mi) | about 23 h |
| Milton Keynes to Paris | France | 417 km (259 mi) | about 6 h 22 min |
| Milton Keynes to Hamburg | Germany | 741 km (461 mi) | about 11 h 18 min |
| Milton Keynes to Budapest | Hungary | 1,503 km (934 mi) | about 22 h 55 min |
| Milton Keynes to Warsaw | Poland | 1,480 km (920 mi) | about 22 h 34 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 Milton Keynes?
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.