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Enschede · The Netherlands

Car hire and driving in Enschede

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

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In The Netherlands traffic drives on the right. Picking up at FMO means 55 km (34 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Enschede

Car rental from Enschede: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Enschede to MünsterGermany57 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Enschede to ApeldoornThe Netherlands63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Enschede to ZwolleThe Netherlands63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Enschede to RecklinghausenGermany70 km (44 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Enschede to ArnhemThe Netherlands72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Enschede to BottropGermany77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Enschede to OsnabrückGermany79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Enschede to HerneGermany79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Enschede to GelsenkirchenGermany80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Enschede to OberhausenGermany82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Enschede to NijmegenThe Netherlands83 km (51 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Enschede to BochumGermany85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Enschede to LondonUnited Kingdom488 km (303 mi)about 7 h 27 min
Enschede to Saint PetersburgRussia1,675 km (1,041 mi)about 25 h 32 min
Enschede to BerlinGermany443 km (276 mi)about 6 h 46 min
Enschede to MadridSpain1,541 km (957 mi)about 23 h 30 min
Enschede to KyivUkraine1,646 km (1,023 mi)about 25 h 6 min
Enschede to RomeItaly1,224 km (760 mi)about 18 h 40 min
Enschede to ParisFrance493 km (306 mi)about 7 h 31 min
Enschede to HamburgGermany255 km (159 mi)about 3 h 53 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 Enschede?

The right, as everywhere in The Netherlands.

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.