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Bergen · Norway

Car hire and driving in Bergen

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Norway traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BGO means 13 km (8 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823.

Drives from Bergen

Car rental from Bergen: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bergen to StavangerNorway160 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Bergen to DrammenNorway280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Bergen to KristiansandNorway292 km (182 mi)about 4 h 27 min
Bergen to OsloNorway305 km (189 mi)about 4 h 39 min
Bergen to TrondheimNorway429 km (267 mi)about 6 h 33 min
Bergen to AalborgDenmark457 km (284 mi)about 6 h 58 min
Bergen to GothenburgSweden483 km (300 mi)about 7 h 22 min
Bergen to ÅrhusDenmark551 km (342 mi)about 8 h 24 min
Bergen to AberdeenUnited Kingdom559 km (348 mi)about 8 h 32 min
Bergen to ÖrebroSweden565 km (351 mi)about 8 h 37 min
Bergen to JönköpingSweden581 km (361 mi)about 8 h 52 min
Bergen to LinköpingSweden622 km (387 mi)about 9 h 29 min
Bergen to LondonUnited Kingdom1,044 km (649 mi)about 15 h 55 min
Bergen to Saint PetersburgRussia1,375 km (854 mi)about 20 h 58 min
Bergen to BerlinGermany1,005 km (624 mi)about 15 h 19 min
Bergen to ParisFrance1,297 km (806 mi)about 19 h 47 min
Bergen to HamburgGermany811 km (504 mi)about 12 h 22 min
Bergen to MinskBelarus1,513 km (940 mi)about 23 h 5 min
Bergen to BudapestHungary1,684 km (1,046 mi)about 25 h 41 min
Bergen to WarsawPoland1,321 km (821 mi)about 20 h 8 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Auto EuropeA broker specialising in Europe, often with clearer all-in pricing for US renters.Get European rates on Auto Europe (opens www.autoeurope.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Bergen?

The right, as everywhere in Norway.

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.