Car hire and driving in Wolverhampton
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 29 km (18 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 Wolverhampton
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton to Solihull | United Kingdom | 30 km (19 mi) | about 27 min |
| Wolverhampton to Burton upon Trent | United Kingdom | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Wolverhampton to Worcester | United Kingdom | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Wolverhampton to Coventry | United Kingdom | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Wolverhampton to Newcastle under Lyme | United Kingdom | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Wolverhampton to Stoke-on-Trent | United Kingdom | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Wolverhampton to Derby | United Kingdom | 57 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Wolverhampton to Leicester | United Kingdom | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Wolverhampton to Cheltenham | United Kingdom | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Wolverhampton to Nottingham | United Kingdom | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Wolverhampton to Gloucester | United Kingdom | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Wolverhampton to Mansfield | United Kingdom | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Wolverhampton to London | United Kingdom | 182 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 46 min |
| Wolverhampton to Berlin | Germany | 1,048 km (651 mi) | about 15 h 59 min |
| Wolverhampton to Madrid | Spain | 1,358 km (844 mi) | about 20 h 43 min |
| Wolverhampton to Rome | Italy | 1,617 km (1,005 mi) | about 24 h 40 min |
| Wolverhampton to Paris | France | 521 km (324 mi) | about 7 h 56 min |
| Wolverhampton to Hamburg | Germany | 816 km (507 mi) | about 12 h 26 min |
| Wolverhampton to Budapest | Hungary | 1,607 km (998 mi) | about 24 h 30 min |
| Wolverhampton to Warsaw | Poland | 1,563 km (971 mi) | about 23 h 50 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 Wolverhampton?
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.