Car hire and driving in Gdańsk
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Poland traffic drives on the right. Picking up at GDN means 12 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/Q25648827 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648832.
Drives from Gdańsk
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gdańsk to Elbląg | Poland | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Gdańsk to Kaliningrad | Russia | 126 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Gdańsk to Olsztyn | Poland | 136 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 4 min |
| Gdańsk to Bydgoszcz | Poland | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Gdańsk to Toruń | Poland | 149 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Gdańsk to Koszalin | Poland | 162 km (101 mi) | about 2 h 28 min |
| Gdańsk to Włocławek | Poland | 191 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Gdańsk to Płock | Poland | 213 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 15 min |
| Gdańsk to Klaipėda | Lithuania | 219 km (136 mi) | about 3 h 20 min |
| Gdańsk to Poznań | Poland | 245 km (152 mi) | about 3 h 44 min |
| Gdańsk to Białołeka | Poland | 273 km (170 mi) | about 4 h 10 min |
| Gdańsk to Bielany | Poland | 275 km (171 mi) | about 4 h 11 min |
| Gdańsk to Istanbul | Turkey | 1,668 km (1,036 mi) | about 25 h 26 min |
| Gdańsk to Moscow | Russia | 1,214 km (755 mi) | about 18 h 31 min |
| Gdańsk to London | United Kingdom | 1,293 km (804 mi) | about 19 h 43 min |
| Gdańsk to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 936 km (582 mi) | about 14 h 17 min |
| Gdańsk to Berlin | Germany | 402 km (250 mi) | about 6 h 8 min |
| Gdańsk to Kyiv | Ukraine | 913 km (567 mi) | about 13 h 56 min |
| Gdańsk to Rome | Italy | 1,457 km (905 mi) | about 22 h 13 min |
| Gdańsk to Paris | France | 1,277 km (793 mi) | about 19 h 28 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 Gdańsk?
The right, as everywhere in Poland.
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.