Car hire and driving in Bremen
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 BRE means 3 km (2 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 Bremen
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremen to Oldenburg | Germany | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Bremen to Bremerhaven | Germany | 55 km (34 mi) | about 51 min |
| Bremen to Hamburg | Germany | 95 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Bremen to Hannover | Germany | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Bremen to Osnabrück | Germany | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Bremen to Bielefeld | Germany | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Bremen to Hildesheim | Germany | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Bremen to Braunschweig | Germany | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Bremen to Münster | Germany | 147 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Bremen to Salzgitter | Germany | 149 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Bremen to Groningen | The Netherlands | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 17 min |
| Bremen to Paderborn | Germany | 151 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 18 min |
| Bremen to London | United Kingdom | 632 km (392 mi) | about 9 h 38 min |
| Bremen to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,514 km (941 mi) | about 23 h 6 min |
| Bremen to Berlin | Germany | 315 km (196 mi) | about 4 h 49 min |
| Bremen to Madrid | Spain | 1,695 km (1,053 mi) | about 25 h 51 min |
| Bremen to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,516 km (942 mi) | about 23 h 8 min |
| Bremen to Rome | Italy | 1,274 km (792 mi) | about 19 h 26 min |
| Bremen to Paris | France | 651 km (405 mi) | about 9 h 56 min |
| Bremen to Bucharest | Romania | 1,584 km (984 mi) | about 24 h 10 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 Bremen?
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.