Car hire and driving in Bremerhaven
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 58 km (36 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 Bremerhaven
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremerhaven to Oldenburg | Germany | 52 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Bremerhaven to Bremen | Germany | 55 km (34 mi) | about 51 min |
| Bremerhaven to Hamburg | Germany | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Bremerhaven to Kiel | Germany | 133 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Bremerhaven to Groningen | The Netherlands | 138 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Bremerhaven to Lübeck | Germany | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Bremerhaven to Osnabrück | Germany | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Bremerhaven to Hannover | Germany | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Bremerhaven to Bielefeld | Germany | 169 km (105 mi) | about 2 h 35 min |
| Bremerhaven to Hildesheim | Germany | 181 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 46 min |
| Bremerhaven to Enschede | The Netherlands | 186 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Bremerhaven to Leeuwarden | The Netherlands | 188 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| Bremerhaven to London | United Kingdom | 630 km (392 mi) | about 9 h 37 min |
| Bremerhaven to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,494 km (928 mi) | about 22 h 47 min |
| Bremerhaven to Berlin | Germany | 343 km (213 mi) | about 5 h 14 min |
| Bremerhaven to Madrid | Spain | 1,727 km (1,073 mi) | about 26 h 20 min |
| Bremerhaven to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,535 km (954 mi) | about 23 h 24 min |
| Bremerhaven to Rome | Italy | 1,329 km (826 mi) | about 20 h 16 min |
| Bremerhaven to Paris | France | 679 km (422 mi) | about 10 h 21 min |
| Bremerhaven to Bucharest | Romania | 1,625 km (1,010 mi) | about 24 h 47 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 Bremerhaven?
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.