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Sheffield · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Sheffield

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 MAN means 54 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 Sheffield

Car rental from Sheffield: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Sheffield to DoncasterUnited Kingdom27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Sheffield to MansfieldUnited Kingdom33 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Sheffield to WakefieldUnited Kingdom33 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Sheffield to HuddersfieldUnited Kingdom36 km (23 mi)about 33 min
Sheffield to StockportUnited Kingdom46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Sheffield to LeedsUnited Kingdom46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Sheffield to OldhamUnited Kingdom47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Sheffield to BradfordUnited Kingdom49 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Sheffield to DerbyUnited Kingdom51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Sheffield to NottinghamUnited Kingdom52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
Sheffield to ManchesterUnited Kingdom52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
Sheffield to SalfordUnited Kingdom56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Sheffield to LondonUnited Kingdom227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Sheffield to BerlinGermany999 km (621 mi)about 15 h 14 min
Sheffield to MadridSpain1,452 km (902 mi)about 22 h 8 min
Sheffield to RomeItaly1,646 km (1,023 mi)about 25 h 6 min
Sheffield to ParisFrance570 km (354 mi)about 8 h 41 min
Sheffield to HamburgGermany758 km (471 mi)about 11 h 33 min
Sheffield to BudapestHungary1,585 km (985 mi)about 24 h 11 min
Sheffield to WarsawPoland1,510 km (938 mi)about 23 h 2 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Sheffield?

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.