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Gdynia · Poland

Car hire and driving in Gdynia

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

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In Poland traffic drives on the right. Picking up at GDN means 16 km (10 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 Gdynia

Car rental from Gdynia: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Gdynia to ElblągPoland70 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Gdynia to KaliningradRussia129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Gdynia to OlsztynPoland152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Gdynia to KoszalinPoland157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Gdynia to BydgoszczPoland159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Gdynia to ToruńPoland167 km (104 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Gdynia to WłocławekPoland211 km (131 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Gdynia to KlaipėdaLithuania212 km (132 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Gdynia to PłockPoland233 km (145 mi)about 3 h 33 min
Gdynia to PoznańPoland258 km (160 mi)about 3 h 56 min
Gdynia to SzczecinPoland287 km (178 mi)about 4 h 23 min
Gdynia to BiałołekaPoland293 km (182 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Gdynia to IstanbulTurkey1,687 km (1,049 mi)about 25 h 44 min
Gdynia to MoscowRussia1,217 km (756 mi)about 18 h 34 min
Gdynia to LondonUnited Kingdom1,288 km (800 mi)about 19 h 38 min
Gdynia to Saint PetersburgRussia928 km (577 mi)about 14 h 9 min
Gdynia to BerlinGermany405 km (251 mi)about 6 h 10 min
Gdynia to KyivUkraine928 km (576 mi)about 14 h 9 min
Gdynia to RomeItaly1,472 km (915 mi)about 22 h 27 min
Gdynia to ParisFrance1,277 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.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

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

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.