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Cagliari · Italy

Car hire and driving in Cagliari

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

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In Italy traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CAG means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11185210 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804.

Drives from Cagliari

Car rental from Cagliari: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Cagliari to PalermoItaly389 km (242 mi)about 5 h 56 min
Cagliari to Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia AnticaItaly391 km (243 mi)about 5 h 58 min
Cagliari to Vatican CityVatican409 km (254 mi)about 6 h 15 min
Cagliari to RomeItaly412 km (256 mi)about 6 h 17 min
Cagliari to NaplesItaly474 km (294 mi)about 7 h 14 min
Cagliari to TerniItaly474 km (295 mi)about 7 h 14 min
Cagliari to LivornoItaly490 km (305 mi)about 7 h 28 min
Cagliari to ToulonFrance509 km (316 mi)about 7 h 45 min
Cagliari to PisaItaly509 km (316 mi)about 7 h 46 min
Cagliari to SalernoItaly510 km (317 mi)about 7 h 46 min
Cagliari to PerugiaItaly511 km (318 mi)about 7 h 48 min
Cagliari to MonacoMonaco521 km (324 mi)about 7 h 56 min
Cagliari to IstanbulTurkey1,694 km (1,053 mi)about 25 h 50 min
Cagliari to LondonUnited Kingdom1,542 km (958 mi)about 23 h 31 min
Cagliari to BerlinGermany1,514 km (941 mi)about 23 h 6 min
Cagliari to MadridSpain1,102 km (685 mi)about 16 h 48 min
Cagliari to BursaTurkey1,705 km (1,060 mi)about 26 h 1 min
Cagliari to İzmirTurkey1,561 km (970 mi)about 23 h 48 min
Cagliari to ParisFrance1,198 km (744 mi)about 18 h 16 min
Cagliari to BucharestRomania1,518 km (943 mi)about 23 h 9 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 Cagliari?

The right, as everywhere in Italy.

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.