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Solihull · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Solihull

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 BHX means 5 km (3 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 Solihull

Car rental from Solihull: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Solihull to WolverhamptonUnited Kingdom30 km (19 mi)about 27 min
Solihull to WorcesterUnited Kingdom39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Solihull to Burton upon TrentUnited Kingdom45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Solihull to LeicesterUnited Kingdom51 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Solihull to TelfordUnited Kingdom54 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Solihull to DerbyUnited Kingdom60 km (37 mi)about 55 min
Solihull to CheltenhamUnited Kingdom61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Solihull to NorthamptonUnited Kingdom64 km (40 mi)about 58 min
Solihull to GloucesterUnited Kingdom69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Solihull to Stoke-on-TrentUnited Kingdom71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Solihull to Newcastle under LymeUnited Kingdom72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Solihull to NottinghamUnited Kingdom74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Solihull to LondonUnited Kingdom152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Solihull to BerlinGermany1,027 km (638 mi)about 15 h 40 min
Solihull to MadridSpain1,342 km (834 mi)about 20 h 28 min
Solihull to RomeItaly1,587 km (986 mi)about 24 h 12 min
Solihull to ParisFrance491 km (305 mi)about 7 h 30 min
Solihull to HamburgGermany797 km (495 mi)about 12 h 10 min
Solihull to BudapestHungary1,580 km (982 mi)about 24 h 6 min
Solihull to WarsawPoland1,543 km (959 mi)about 23 h 32 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 Solihull?

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.