Car hire and driving in Bonn
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Germany traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CGN means 15 km (9 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 Bonn
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonn to Bergisch Gladbach | Germany | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Bonn to Leverkusen | Germany | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Bonn to Solingen | Germany | 49 km (30 mi) | about 45 min |
| Bonn to Remscheid | Germany | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Bonn to Koblenz | Germany | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Bonn to Wuppertal | Germany | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Bonn to Düsseldorf | Germany | 59 km (36 mi) | about 54 min |
| Bonn to Neuss | Germany | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Bonn to Siegen | Germany | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Bonn to Mönchengladbach | Germany | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Bonn to Aachen | Germany | 71 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Bonn to Hagen | Germany | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Bonn to London | United Kingdom | 511 km (318 mi) | about 7 h 48 min |
| Bonn to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,775 km (1,103 mi) | about 27 h 4 min |
| Bonn to Berlin | Germany | 479 km (298 mi) | about 7 h 18 min |
| Bonn to Madrid | Spain | 1,419 km (882 mi) | about 21 h 38 min |
| Bonn to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,647 km (1,023 mi) | about 25 h 7 min |
| Bonn to Rome | Italy | 1,067 km (663 mi) | about 16 h 16 min |
| Bonn to Paris | France | 400 km (248 mi) | about 6 h 6 min |
| Bonn to Hamburg | Germany | 370 km (230 mi) | about 5 h 39 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 Bonn?
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.