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Frankfurt am Main · Germany

Car hire and driving in Frankfurt am Main

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 FRA means 13 km (8 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 Frankfurt am Main

Car rental from Frankfurt am Main: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Frankfurt am Main to DarmstadtGermany27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Frankfurt am Main to WiesbadenGermany32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Frankfurt am Main to MainzGermany32 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Frankfurt am Main to MannheimGermany71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am RheinGermany73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Frankfurt am Main to HeidelbergGermany79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Frankfurt am Main to KoblenzGermany83 km (52 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Frankfurt am Main to SiegenGermany96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Frankfurt am Main to WürzburgGermany97 km (61 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Frankfurt am Main to HeilbronnGermany115 km (72 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Frankfurt am Main to KarlsruheGermany125 km (77 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Frankfurt am Main to BonnGermany132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Frankfurt am Main to LondonUnited Kingdom638 km (396 mi)about 9 h 43 min
Frankfurt am Main to Saint PetersburgRussia1,745 km (1,084 mi)about 26 h 37 min
Frankfurt am Main to BerlinGermany424 km (263 mi)about 6 h 28 min
Frankfurt am Main to MadridSpain1,446 km (899 mi)about 22 h 3 min
Frankfurt am Main to KyivUkraine1,547 km (961 mi)about 23 h 35 min
Frankfurt am Main to RomeItaly961 km (597 mi)about 14 h 39 min
Frankfurt am Main to ParisFrance479 km (297 mi)about 7 h 18 min
Frankfurt am Main to HamburgGermany392 km (244 mi)about 5 h 59 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 Frankfurt am Main?

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.