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Chemnitz · Germany

Car hire and driving in Chemnitz

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

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In Germany traffic drives on the right. Picking up at DRS means 67 km (42 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 Chemnitz

Car rental from Chemnitz: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Chemnitz to GeraGermany60 km (37 mi)about 55 min
Chemnitz to DresdenGermany62 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Chemnitz to LeipzigGermany68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Chemnitz to JenaGermany95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Chemnitz to Halle (Saale)Germany98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Chemnitz to PilsenCzechia125 km (78 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Chemnitz to ErfurtGermany134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Chemnitz to PragueCzechia134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Chemnitz to LiberecCzechia150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Chemnitz to MagdeburgGermany170 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Chemnitz to PotsdamGermany174 km (108 mi)about 2 h 39 min
Chemnitz to BerlinGermany191 km (118 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Chemnitz to IstanbulTurkey1,645 km (1,022 mi)about 25 h 6 min
Chemnitz to MoscowRussia1,719 km (1,068 mi)about 26 h 13 min
Chemnitz to LondonUnited Kingdom912 km (567 mi)about 13 h 54 min
Chemnitz to Saint PetersburgRussia1,485 km (923 mi)about 22 h 39 min
Chemnitz to MadridSpain1,729 km (1,074 mi)about 26 h 22 min
Chemnitz to BursaTurkey1,719 km (1,068 mi)about 26 h 13 min
Chemnitz to KyivUkraine1,238 km (770 mi)about 18 h 53 min
Chemnitz to İzmirTurkey1,775 km (1,103 mi)about 27 h 4 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 Chemnitz?

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.