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Dortmund · Germany

Car hire and driving in Dortmund

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 DTM means 10 km (6 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 Dortmund

Car rental from Dortmund: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dortmund to GelsenkirchenGermany26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Dortmund to HammGermany31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Dortmund to EssenGermany32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Dortmund to WuppertalGermany36 km (23 mi)about 33 min
Dortmund to BottropGermany37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Dortmund to MülheimGermany42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Dortmund to RemscheidGermany42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Dortmund to OberhausenGermany42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Dortmund to SolingenGermany46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Dortmund to DuisburgGermany49 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Dortmund to MünsterGermany51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Dortmund to DüsseldorfGermany58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Dortmund to LondonUnited Kingdom525 km (326 mi)about 8 h
Dortmund to Saint PetersburgRussia1,697 km (1,054 mi)about 25 h 52 min
Dortmund to BerlinGermany422 km (262 mi)about 6 h 26 min
Dortmund to MadridSpain1,502 km (934 mi)about 22 h 55 min
Dortmund to KyivUkraine1,612 km (1,001 mi)about 24 h 35 min
Dortmund to RomeItaly1,136 km (706 mi)about 17 h 20 min
Dortmund to ParisFrance469 km (292 mi)about 7 h 9 min
Dortmund to HamburgGermany284 km (176 mi)about 4 h 20 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Dortmund?

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 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.