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Bochum · Germany

Car hire and driving in Bochum

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 DTM means 28 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/Q25648823.

Drives from Bochum

Car rental from Bochum: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bochum to WuppertalGermany26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Bochum to DuisburgGermany32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Bochum to RemscheidGermany34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Bochum to SolingenGermany35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Bochum to MoersGermany41 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Bochum to DüsseldorfGermany42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Bochum to HammGermany47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Bochum to NeussGermany49 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Bochum to KrefeldGermany49 km (30 mi)about 45 min
Bochum to LeverkusenGermany53 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Bochum to Bergisch GladbachGermany55 km (34 mi)about 51 min
Bochum to MünsterGermany60 km (38 mi)about 55 min
Bochum to LondonUnited Kingdom508 km (316 mi)about 7 h 45 min
Bochum to Saint PetersburgRussia1,712 km (1,064 mi)about 26 h 6 min
Bochum to BerlinGermany439 km (273 mi)about 6 h 42 min
Bochum to MadridSpain1,489 km (925 mi)about 22 h 42 min
Bochum to KyivUkraine1,629 km (1,012 mi)about 24 h 51 min
Bochum to RomeItaly1,139 km (708 mi)about 17 h 23 min
Bochum to ParisFrance453 km (282 mi)about 6 h 55 min
Bochum to HamburgGermany297 km (185 mi)about 4 h 32 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 Bochum?

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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.