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Bytom · Poland

Car hire and driving in Bytom

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Poland traffic drives on the right. Picking up at KTW means 18 km (11 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648827 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648832.

Drives from Bytom

Car rental from Bytom: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bytom to RybnikPoland39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Bytom to CzęstochowaPoland52 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Bytom to Bielsko-BialaPoland59 km (37 mi)about 54 min
Bytom to OstravaCzechia74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Bytom to KrakówPoland78 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Bytom to OpolePoland80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Bytom to KielcePoland133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Bytom to TarnówPoland151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Bytom to WrocławPoland158 km (98 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Bytom to ŁódźPoland163 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Bytom to KaliszPoland168 km (104 mi)about 2 h 34 min
Bytom to WałbrzychPoland193 km (120 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Bytom to IstanbulTurkey1,295 km (805 mi)about 19 h 45 min
Bytom to MoscowRussia1,380 km (858 mi)about 21 h 3 min
Bytom to LondonUnited Kingdom1,338 km (831 mi)about 20 h 24 min
Bytom to Saint PetersburgRussia1,285 km (798 mi)about 19 h 36 min
Bytom to AnkaraTurkey1,588 km (987 mi)about 24 h 13 min
Bytom to BerlinGermany453 km (281 mi)about 6 h 54 min
Bytom to BursaTurkey1,377 km (855 mi)about 21 h
Bytom to KyivUkraine821 km (510 mi)about 12 h 31 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 Bytom?

The right, as everywhere in Poland.

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.