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Erfurt · Germany

Car hire and driving in Erfurt

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 ERF means 5 km (3 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 Erfurt

Car rental from Erfurt: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Erfurt to JenaGermany39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Erfurt to GeraGermany74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Erfurt to Halle (Saale)Germany86 km (54 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Erfurt to GöttingenGermany99 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Erfurt to LeipzigGermany101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Erfurt to KasselGermany114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Erfurt to ChemnitzGermany134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Erfurt to MagdeburgGermany135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Erfurt to SalzgitterGermany138 km (86 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Erfurt to BraunschweigGermany148 km (92 mi)about 2 h 15 min
Erfurt to HildesheimGermany150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Erfurt to WürzburgGermany152 km (95 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Erfurt to IstanbulTurkey1,765 km (1,097 mi)about 26 h 55 min
Erfurt to LondonUnited Kingdom778 km (484 mi)about 11 h 52 min
Erfurt to Saint PetersburgRussia1,562 km (970 mi)about 23 h 49 min
Erfurt to BerlinGermany237 km (147 mi)about 3 h 37 min
Erfurt to MadridSpain1,634 km (1,015 mi)about 24 h 55 min
Erfurt to KyivUkraine1,369 km (851 mi)about 20 h 53 min
Erfurt to RomeItaly1,017 km (632 mi)about 15 h 30 min
Erfurt to ParisFrance665 km (413 mi)about 10 h 8 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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Auto EuropeA broker specialising in Europe, often with clearer all-in pricing for US renters.Get European rates on Auto Europe (opens www.autoeurope.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

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

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 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.