Car hire and driving in Northampton
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 55 km (34 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 Northampton
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton to Bedford | United Kingdom | 31 km (19 mi) | about 29 min |
| Northampton to Coventry | United Kingdom | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Northampton to Leicester | United Kingdom | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Northampton to Luton | United Kingdom | 52 km (32 mi) | about 48 min |
| Northampton to Peterborough | United Kingdom | 56 km (35 mi) | about 51 min |
| Northampton to Oxford | United Kingdom | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Northampton to Solihull | United Kingdom | 64 km (40 mi) | about 58 min |
| Northampton to Cambridge | United Kingdom | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Northampton to High Wycombe | United Kingdom | 70 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Northampton to Sutton Coldfield | United Kingdom | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Northampton to Birmingham | United Kingdom | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Northampton to Watford | United Kingdom | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Northampton to London | United Kingdom | 97 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Northampton to Berlin | Germany | 969 km (602 mi) | about 14 h 47 min |
| Northampton to Madrid | Spain | 1,333 km (828 mi) | about 20 h 20 min |
| Northampton to Rome | Italy | 1,530 km (951 mi) | about 23 h 20 min |
| Northampton to Paris | France | 441 km (274 mi) | about 6 h 44 min |
| Northampton to Hamburg | Germany | 743 km (462 mi) | about 11 h 20 min |
| Northampton to Budapest | Hungary | 1,516 km (942 mi) | about 23 h 8 min |
| Northampton to Warsaw | Poland | 1,485 km (923 mi) | about 22 h 39 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Northampton?
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.