Car hire and driving in Braunschweig
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 HAJ means 61 km (38 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 Braunschweig
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braunschweig to Hildesheim | Germany | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Braunschweig to Hannover | Germany | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Braunschweig to Magdeburg | Germany | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Braunschweig to Göttingen | Germany | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Braunschweig to Kassel | Germany | 127 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Braunschweig to Halle (Saale) | Germany | 132 km (82 mi) | about 2 h 1 min |
| Braunschweig to Paderborn | Germany | 136 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 4 min |
| Braunschweig to Bielefeld | Germany | 138 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Braunschweig to Bremen | Germany | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Braunschweig to Hamburg | Germany | 147 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Braunschweig to Erfurt | Germany | 148 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Braunschweig to Leipzig | Germany | 163 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 29 min |
| Braunschweig to Moscow | Russia | 1,800 km (1,118 mi) | about 27 h 27 min |
| Braunschweig to London | United Kingdom | 735 km (457 mi) | about 11 h 13 min |
| Braunschweig to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,485 km (923 mi) | about 22 h 39 min |
| Braunschweig to Berlin | Germany | 198 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 1 min |
| Braunschweig to Madrid | Spain | 1,705 km (1,060 mi) | about 26 h |
| Braunschweig to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,398 km (869 mi) | about 21 h 20 min |
| Braunschweig to Rome | Italy | 1,163 km (723 mi) | about 17 h 44 min |
| Braunschweig to Paris | France | 691 km (429 mi) | about 10 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.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Braunschweig?
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.