Car hire and driving in Telford
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 53 km (33 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 Telford
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telford to Dudley | United Kingdom | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Telford to Walsall | United Kingdom | 33 km (21 mi) | about 30 min |
| Telford to West Bromwich | United Kingdom | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Telford to Newcastle under Lyme | United Kingdom | 39 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Telford to Stoke-on-Trent | United Kingdom | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Telford to Birmingham | United Kingdom | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Telford to Sutton Coldfield | United Kingdom | 44 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Telford to Solihull | United Kingdom | 54 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Telford to Burton upon Trent | United Kingdom | 56 km (35 mi) | about 51 min |
| Telford to Worcester | United Kingdom | 56 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Telford to Coventry | United Kingdom | 70 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Telford to Derby | United Kingdom | 71 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Telford to London | United Kingdom | 205 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 8 min |
| Telford to Berlin | Germany | 1,069 km (664 mi) | about 16 h 18 min |
| Telford to Madrid | Spain | 1,367 km (849 mi) | about 20 h 50 min |
| Telford to Rome | Italy | 1,640 km (1,019 mi) | about 25 h 1 min |
| Telford to Paris | France | 543 km (337 mi) | about 8 h 16 min |
| Telford to Hamburg | Germany | 835 km (519 mi) | about 12 h 44 min |
| Telford to Budapest | Hungary | 1,630 km (1,013 mi) | about 24 h 52 min |
| Telford to Warsaw | Poland | 1,584 km (984 mi) | about 24 h 9 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 Telford?
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.