Car hire and driving in Newcastle upon Tyne
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 9 km (6 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 Newcastle upon Tyne
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Middlesbrough | United Kingdom | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to York | United Kingdom | 118 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Leeds | United Kingdom | 131 km (81 mi) | about 2 h |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Bradford | United Kingdom | 131 km (82 mi) | about 2 h |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Burnley | United Kingdom | 136 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 5 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Wakefield | United Kingdom | 144 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Blackburn | United Kingdom | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 148 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Huddersfield | United Kingdom | 148 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston | United Kingdom | 152 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Blackpool | United Kingdom | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 25 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Kingston upon Hull | United Kingdom | 160 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to London | United Kingdom | 398 km (247 mi) | about 6 h 4 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Berlin | Germany | 1,022 km (635 mi) | about 15 h 36 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Rome | Italy | 1,782 km (1,107 mi) | about 27 h 11 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Paris | France | 732 km (455 mi) | about 11 h 10 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg | Germany | 769 km (478 mi) | about 11 h 44 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Budapest | Hungary | 1,652 km (1,026 mi) | about 25 h 11 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Warsaw | Poland | 1,517 km (942 mi) | about 23 h 8 min |
| Newcastle upon Tyne to Vienna | Austria | 1,446 km (899 mi) | about 22 h 3 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 Newcastle upon Tyne?
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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.