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Dijon · France

Car hire and driving in Dijon

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

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In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at DLE means 44 km (27 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.

Drives from Dijon

Car rental from Dijon: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dijon to BesançonFrance76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Dijon to GenevaSwitzerland151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Dijon to LausanneSwitzerland152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Dijon to VilleurbanneFrance172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Dijon to LyonFrance174 km (108 mi)about 2 h 40 min
Dijon to NancyFrance176 km (109 mi)about 2 h 41 min
Dijon to MulhouseFrance180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Dijon to BernSwitzerland189 km (117 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Dijon to BaselSwitzerland194 km (121 mi)about 2 h 58 min
Dijon to Saint-ÉtienneFrance214 km (133 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Dijon to MetzFrance218 km (136 mi)about 3 h 20 min
Dijon to Clermont-FerrandFrance225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Dijon to LondonUnited Kingdom596 km (370 mi)about 9 h 6 min
Dijon to BerlinGermany834 km (518 mi)about 12 h 43 min
Dijon to MadridSpain1,036 km (644 mi)about 15 h 48 min
Dijon to RomeItaly845 km (525 mi)about 12 h 53 min
Dijon to ParisFrance262 km (163 mi)about 3 h 59 min
Dijon to HamburgGermany778 km (483 mi)about 11 h 52 min
Dijon to BucharestRomania1,659 km (1,031 mi)about 25 h 18 min
Dijon to MinskBelarus1,742 km (1,082 mi)about 26 h 34 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 Dijon?

The right, as everywhere in France.

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.