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Poole · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Poole

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 BRS means 90 km (56 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 Poole

Car rental from Poole: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Poole to SouthamptonUnited Kingdom46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Poole to PortsmouthUnited Kingdom64 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Poole to BathUnited Kingdom78 km (49 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Poole to BasingstokeUnited Kingdom88 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Poole to BristolUnited Kingdom93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Poole to SwindonUnited Kingdom95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Poole to ExeterUnited Kingdom109 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Poole to ReadingUnited Kingdom109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Poole to WorthingUnited Kingdom114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Poole to CardiffUnited Kingdom119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Poole to NewportUnited Kingdom120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Poole to WokingUnited Kingdom120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Poole to LondonUnited Kingdom157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Poole to BerlinGermany1,080 km (671 mi)about 16 h 28 min
Poole to MadridSpain1,153 km (716 mi)about 17 h 35 min
Poole to RomeItaly1,479 km (919 mi)about 22 h 34 min
Poole to ParisFrance374 km (232 mi)about 5 h 42 min
Poole to HamburgGermany875 km (544 mi)about 13 h 21 min
Poole to BudapestHungary1,566 km (973 mi)about 23 h 53 min
Poole to WarsawPoland1,595 km (991 mi)about 24 h 19 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 Poole?

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.