Car hire and driving in Düsseldorf
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Germany traffic drives on the right. Picking up at DUS means 7 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/Q25648823.
Drives from Düsseldorf
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Düsseldorf to Leverkusen | Germany | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Düsseldorf to Wuppertal | Germany | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Düsseldorf to Moers | Germany | 28 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Düsseldorf to Oberhausen | Germany | 29 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Düsseldorf to Remscheid | Germany | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Düsseldorf to Essen | Germany | 31 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Düsseldorf to Köln | Germany | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Düsseldorf to Bottrop | Germany | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Düsseldorf to Bergisch Gladbach | Germany | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Düsseldorf to Gelsenkirchen | Germany | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Düsseldorf to Bochum | Germany | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Düsseldorf to Venlo | The Netherlands | 46 km (28 mi) | about 42 min |
| Düsseldorf to London | United Kingdom | 480 km (298 mi) | about 7 h 19 min |
| Düsseldorf to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,754 km (1,090 mi) | about 26 h 45 min |
| Düsseldorf to Berlin | Germany | 477 km (297 mi) | about 7 h 17 min |
| Düsseldorf to Madrid | Spain | 1,447 km (899 mi) | about 22 h 4 min |
| Düsseldorf to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,662 km (1,033 mi) | about 25 h 21 min |
| Düsseldorf to Rome | Italy | 1,125 km (699 mi) | about 17 h 10 min |
| Düsseldorf to Paris | France | 412 km (256 mi) | about 6 h 17 min |
| Düsseldorf to Hamburg | Germany | 338 km (210 mi) | about 5 h 10 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Düsseldorf?
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.