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Erlangen · Germany

Car hire and driving in Erlangen

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 NUE means 11 km (7 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 Erlangen

Car rental from Erlangen: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Erlangen to WürzburgGermany79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Erlangen to IngolstadtGermany97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Erlangen to RegensburgGermany102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Erlangen to AugsburgGermany136 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Erlangen to HeilbronnGermany139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Erlangen to UlmGermany152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Erlangen to ErfurtGermany154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Erlangen to JenaGermany154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Erlangen to StuttgartGermany161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Erlangen to GeraGermany162 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Erlangen to MunichGermany167 km (104 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Erlangen to HeidelbergGermany169 km (105 mi)about 2 h 34 min
Erlangen to IstanbulTurkey1,690 km (1,050 mi)about 25 h 46 min
Erlangen to LondonUnited Kingdom814 km (506 mi)about 12 h 25 min
Erlangen to Saint PetersburgRussia1,679 km (1,043 mi)about 25 h 36 min
Erlangen to BerlinGermany367 km (228 mi)about 5 h 36 min
Erlangen to MadridSpain1,537 km (955 mi)about 23 h 27 min
Erlangen to BursaTurkey1,757 km (1,092 mi)about 26 h 48 min
Erlangen to KyivUkraine1,394 km (866 mi)about 21 h 15 min
Erlangen to İzmirTurkey1,784 km (1,109 mi)about 27 h 13 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 Erlangen?

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.