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Bielefeld · Germany

Car hire and driving in Bielefeld

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

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In Germany traffic drives on the right. Picking up at PAD means 47 km (29 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823.

Drives from Bielefeld

Car rental from Bielefeld: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bielefeld to PaderbornGermany38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Bielefeld to OsnabrückGermany42 km (26 mi)about 39 min
Bielefeld to MünsterGermany63 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Bielefeld to HammGermany63 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Bielefeld to HannoverGermany90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Bielefeld to DortmundGermany93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Bielefeld to HildesheimGermany98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Bielefeld to RecklinghausenGermany103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Bielefeld to KasselGermany104 km (65 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Bielefeld to HagenGermany105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Bielefeld to HerneGermany105 km (66 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Bielefeld to BochumGermany109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Bielefeld to LondonUnited Kingdom598 km (372 mi)about 9 h 7 min
Bielefeld to Saint PetersburgRussia1,603 km (996 mi)about 24 h 27 min
Bielefeld to BerlinGermany336 km (209 mi)about 5 h 8 min
Bielefeld to MadridSpain1,594 km (990 mi)about 24 h 18 min
Bielefeld to KyivUkraine1,535 km (954 mi)about 23 h 24 min
Bielefeld to RomeItaly1,167 km (725 mi)about 17 h 48 min
Bielefeld to ParisFrance563 km (350 mi)about 8 h 35 min
Bielefeld to HamburgGermany195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 59 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 Bielefeld?

The right, as everywhere in Germany.

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.