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Wakefield · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Wakefield

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 LBA means 23 km (14 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 Wakefield

Car rental from Wakefield: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Wakefield to RotherhamUnited Kingdom30 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Wakefield to DoncasterUnited Kingdom30 km (19 mi)about 27 min
Wakefield to SheffieldUnited Kingdom33 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Wakefield to YorkUnited Kingdom41 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Wakefield to OldhamUnited Kingdom44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Wakefield to ChesterfieldUnited Kingdom48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Wakefield to BurnleyUnited Kingdom50 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Wakefield to StockportUnited Kingdom53 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Wakefield to ManchesterUnited Kingdom54 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Wakefield to SalfordUnited Kingdom57 km (35 mi)about 52 min
Wakefield to BoltonUnited Kingdom63 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Wakefield to MansfieldUnited Kingdom64 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Wakefield to LondonUnited Kingdom259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Wakefield to BerlinGermany1,002 km (622 mi)about 15 h 17 min
Wakefield to MadridSpain1,484 km (922 mi)about 22 h 38 min
Wakefield to RomeItaly1,671 km (1,039 mi)about 25 h 29 min
Wakefield to ParisFrance600 km (373 mi)about 9 h 9 min
Wakefield to HamburgGermany757 km (471 mi)about 11 h 33 min
Wakefield to BudapestHungary1,597 km (992 mi)about 24 h 21 min
Wakefield to WarsawPoland1,510 km (938 mi)about 23 h 2 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 Wakefield?

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.