Car hire and driving in Southend-on-Sea
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 STN means 51 km (32 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 Southend-on-Sea
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southend-on-Sea to Chelmsford | United Kingdom | 28 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Maidstone | United Kingdom | 33 km (21 mi) | about 30 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Dagenham | United Kingdom | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Colchester | United Kingdom | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Barking | United Kingdom | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Ilford | United Kingdom | 44 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Walthamstow | United Kingdom | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Saint Peters | United Kingdom | 52 km (32 mi) | about 48 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Tottenham | United Kingdom | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Islington | United Kingdom | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Enfield Town | United Kingdom | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to London | United Kingdom | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Berlin | Germany | 874 km (543 mi) | about 13 h 20 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Madrid | Spain | 1,282 km (797 mi) | about 19 h 33 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Rome | Italy | 1,396 km (868 mi) | about 21 h 18 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Paris | France | 320 km (199 mi) | about 4 h 53 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Hamburg | Germany | 666 km (414 mi) | about 10 h 9 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Budapest | Hungary | 1,393 km (865 mi) | about 21 h 14 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Warsaw | Poland | 1,391 km (864 mi) | about 21 h 12 min |
| Southend-on-Sea to Vienna | Austria | 1,179 km (733 mi) | about 17 h 59 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Southend-on-Sea?
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.