Car hire and driving in Worcester
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 44 km (27 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 Worcester
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester to Cheltenham | United Kingdom | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Worcester to Dudley | United Kingdom | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Worcester to Gloucester | United Kingdom | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Worcester to Solihull | United Kingdom | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Worcester to Birmingham | United Kingdom | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Worcester to West Bromwich | United Kingdom | 40 km (25 mi) | about 36 min |
| Worcester to Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Worcester to Walsall | United Kingdom | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Worcester to Sutton Coldfield | United Kingdom | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Worcester to Coventry | United Kingdom | 54 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Worcester to Telford | United Kingdom | 56 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Worcester to Swindon | United Kingdom | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Worcester to London | United Kingdom | 163 km (101 mi) | about 2 h 29 min |
| Worcester to Berlin | Germany | 1,060 km (659 mi) | about 16 h 10 min |
| Worcester to Madrid | Spain | 1,314 km (816 mi) | about 20 h 2 min |
| Worcester to Rome | Italy | 1,593 km (990 mi) | about 24 h 18 min |
| Worcester to Paris | France | 492 km (306 mi) | about 7 h 30 min |
| Worcester to Hamburg | Germany | 833 km (517 mi) | about 12 h 42 min |
| Worcester to Budapest | Hungary | 1,604 km (997 mi) | about 24 h 28 min |
| Worcester to Warsaw | Poland | 1,576 km (979 mi) | about 24 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 Worcester?
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.