Car hire and driving in Sutton Coldfield
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 BHX means 13 km (8 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 Sutton Coldfield
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Coldfield to Coventry | United Kingdom | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Burton upon Trent | United Kingdom | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Telford | United Kingdom | 44 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Derby | United Kingdom | 46 km (28 mi) | about 42 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Leicester | United Kingdom | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Worcester | United Kingdom | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Stoke-on-Trent | United Kingdom | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Newcastle under Lyme | United Kingdom | 56 km (35 mi) | about 51 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Nottingham | United Kingdom | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Northampton | United Kingdom | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Mansfield | United Kingdom | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Cheltenham | United Kingdom | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to London | United Kingdom | 165 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 31 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Berlin | Germany | 1,028 km (639 mi) | about 15 h 40 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Madrid | Spain | 1,359 km (844 mi) | about 20 h 43 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Rome | Italy | 1,600 km (994 mi) | about 24 h 24 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Paris | France | 506 km (315 mi) | about 7 h 43 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Hamburg | Germany | 796 km (494 mi) | about 12 h 8 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Budapest | Hungary | 1,586 km (985 mi) | about 24 h 11 min |
| Sutton Coldfield to Warsaw | Poland | 1,543 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.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Sutton Coldfield?
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.