Car hire and driving in Stoke-on-Trent
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 MAN means 39 km (24 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 Stoke-on-Trent
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent to Telford | United Kingdom | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Burton upon Trent | United Kingdom | 42 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Stockport | United Kingdom | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Derby | United Kingdom | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Walsall | United Kingdom | 49 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Warrington | United Kingdom | 51 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester | United Kingdom | 53 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Salford | United Kingdom | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Sutton Coldfield | United Kingdom | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to West Bromwich | United Kingdom | 55 km (34 mi) | about 51 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Dudley | United Kingdom | 56 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to London | United Kingdom | 217 km (135 mi) | about 3 h 19 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Berlin | Germany | 1,049 km (652 mi) | about 15 h 59 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Madrid | Spain | 1,404 km (873 mi) | about 21 h 25 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Rome | Italy | 1,651 km (1,026 mi) | about 25 h 11 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Paris | France | 560 km (348 mi) | about 8 h 33 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Hamburg | Germany | 811 km (504 mi) | about 12 h 22 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Budapest | Hungary | 1,621 km (1,007 mi) | about 24 h 43 min |
| Stoke-on-Trent to Warsaw | Poland | 1,562 km (970 mi) | about 23 h 49 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 Stoke-on-Trent?
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.