Car hire and driving in Copenhagen
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Denmark traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CPH means 9 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Copenhagen
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen to Malmö | Sweden | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Copenhagen to Helsingborg | Sweden | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Copenhagen to Odense | Denmark | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Copenhagen to Århus | Denmark | 156 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| Copenhagen to Rostock | Germany | 179 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 43 min |
| Copenhagen to Kiel | Germany | 216 km (134 mi) | about 3 h 18 min |
| Copenhagen to Aalborg | Denmark | 223 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 24 min |
| Copenhagen to Gothenburg | Sweden | 229 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Copenhagen to Lübeck | Germany | 234 km (146 mi) | about 3 h 34 min |
| Copenhagen to Jönköping | Sweden | 253 km (157 mi) | about 3 h 52 min |
| Copenhagen to Szczecin | Poland | 281 km (174 mi) | about 4 h 17 min |
| Copenhagen to Koszalin | Poland | 283 km (176 mi) | about 4 h 19 min |
| Copenhagen to Moscow | Russia | 1,561 km (970 mi) | about 23 h 48 min |
| Copenhagen to London | United Kingdom | 955 km (594 mi) | about 14 h 34 min |
| Copenhagen to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,149 km (714 mi) | about 17 h 31 min |
| Copenhagen to Berlin | Germany | 355 km (220 mi) | about 5 h 25 min |
| Copenhagen to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,328 km (825 mi) | about 20 h 15 min |
| Copenhagen to Rome | Italy | 1,533 km (952 mi) | about 23 h 22 min |
| Copenhagen to Paris | France | 1,027 km (638 mi) | about 15 h 40 min |
| Copenhagen to Hamburg | Germany | 289 km (179 mi) | about 4 h 24 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 Copenhagen?
The right, as everywhere in Denmark.
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.