Car hire and driving in Walthamstow
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 LHR means 33 km (21 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 Walthamstow
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walthamstow to Watford | United Kingdom | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Walthamstow to Sutton | United Kingdom | 30 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Walthamstow to Basildon | United Kingdom | 33 km (21 mi) | about 30 min |
| Walthamstow to Chelmsford | United Kingdom | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Walthamstow to Slough | United Kingdom | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Walthamstow to Luton | United Kingdom | 42 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| Walthamstow to Gillingham | United Kingdom | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Walthamstow to Woking | United Kingdom | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Walthamstow to High Wycombe | United Kingdom | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Walthamstow to Southend-on-Sea | United Kingdom | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Walthamstow to Maidstone | United Kingdom | 52 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Walthamstow to Crawley | United Kingdom | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Walthamstow to Berlin | Germany | 923 km (573 mi) | about 14 h 4 min |
| Walthamstow to Madrid | Spain | 1,274 km (792 mi) | about 19 h 26 min |
| Walthamstow to Rome | Italy | 1,436 km (893 mi) | about 21 h 54 min |
| Walthamstow to Paris | France | 348 km (216 mi) | about 5 h 18 min |
| Walthamstow to Hamburg | Germany | 710 km (441 mi) | about 10 h 50 min |
| Walthamstow to Budapest | Hungary | 1,444 km (897 mi) | about 22 h 1 min |
| Walthamstow to Warsaw | Poland | 1,439 km (894 mi) | about 21 h 57 min |
| Walthamstow to Vienna | Austria | 1,230 km (764 mi) | about 18 h 45 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 Walthamstow?
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.