Car hire and driving in Wigan
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 LPL means 27 km (17 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 Wigan
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan to Blackburn | United Kingdom | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Wigan to Liverpool | United Kingdom | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Wigan to Manchester | United Kingdom | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Wigan to Birkenhead | United Kingdom | 30 km (19 mi) | about 27 min |
| Wigan to Oldham | United Kingdom | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Wigan to Stockport | United Kingdom | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Wigan to Burnley | United Kingdom | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Wigan to Blackpool | United Kingdom | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Wigan to Huddersfield | United Kingdom | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Wigan to Bradford | United Kingdom | 65 km (40 mi) | about 59 min |
| Wigan to Newcastle under Lyme | United Kingdom | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Wigan to Stoke-on-Trent | United Kingdom | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Wigan to London | United Kingdom | 283 km (176 mi) | about 4 h 19 min |
| Wigan to Berlin | Germany | 1,077 km (669 mi) | about 16 h 25 min |
| Wigan to Madrid | Spain | 1,462 km (908 mi) | about 22 h 18 min |
| Wigan to Rome | Italy | 1,714 km (1,065 mi) | about 26 h 8 min |
| Wigan to Paris | France | 626 km (389 mi) | about 9 h 33 min |
| Wigan to Hamburg | Germany | 833 km (518 mi) | about 12 h 43 min |
| Wigan to Budapest | Hungary | 1,665 km (1,035 mi) | about 25 h 23 min |
| Wigan to Warsaw | Poland | 1,586 km (986 mi) | about 24 h 11 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 Wigan?
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.