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Nottingham · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Nottingham

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United Kingdom traffic drives on the left. Picking up at EMA means 18 km (11 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 Nottingham

Car rental from Nottingham: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Nottingham to LeicesterUnited Kingdom35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Nottingham to Burton upon TrentUnited Kingdom37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Nottingham to ChesterfieldUnited Kingdom37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Nottingham to LincolnUnited Kingdom51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Nottingham to SheffieldUnited Kingdom52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
Nottingham to RotherhamUnited Kingdom55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Nottingham to Sutton ColdfieldUnited Kingdom62 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Nottingham to DoncasterUnited Kingdom63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Nottingham to CoventryUnited Kingdom66 km (41 mi)about 1 h
Nottingham to WalsallUnited Kingdom69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Nottingham to Stoke-on-TrentUnited Kingdom70 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Nottingham to Newcastle under LymeUnited Kingdom73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Nottingham to LondonUnited Kingdom175 km (109 mi)about 2 h 40 min
Nottingham to BerlinGermany980 km (609 mi)about 14 h 56 min
Nottingham to MadridSpain1,407 km (874 mi)about 21 h 28 min
Nottingham to RomeItaly1,597 km (993 mi)about 24 h 22 min
Nottingham to ParisFrance518 km (322 mi)about 7 h 54 min
Nottingham to HamburgGermany744 km (462 mi)about 11 h 20 min
Nottingham to BudapestHungary1,552 km (965 mi)about 23 h 40 min
Nottingham to WarsawPoland1,493 km (928 mi)about 22 h 46 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 Nottingham?

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.