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Swindon · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Swindon

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 BRS means 68 km (42 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 Swindon

Car rental from Swindon: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Swindon to OxfordUnited Kingdom42 km (26 mi)about 39 min
Swindon to CheltenhamUnited Kingdom43 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Swindon to BathUnited Kingdom45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Swindon to GloucesterUnited Kingdom47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Swindon to ReadingUnited Kingdom57 km (36 mi)about 52 min
Swindon to BristolUnited Kingdom58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Swindon to BasingstokeUnited Kingdom58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Swindon to High WycombeUnited Kingdom72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Swindon to WorcesterUnited Kingdom76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Swindon to SouthamptonUnited Kingdom77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Swindon to SloughUnited Kingdom82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Swindon to NewportUnited Kingdom84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Swindon to LondonUnited Kingdom115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Swindon to BerlinGermany1,043 km (648 mi)about 15 h 54 min
Swindon to MadridSpain1,248 km (775 mi)about 19 h 2 min
Swindon to RomeItaly1,525 km (948 mi)about 23 h 16 min
Swindon to ParisFrance420 km (261 mi)about 6 h 25 min
Swindon to HamburgGermany825 km (513 mi)about 12 h 35 min
Swindon to BudapestHungary1,563 km (971 mi)about 23 h 50 min
Swindon to WarsawPoland1,559 km (969 mi)about 23 h 47 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 Swindon?

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.