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Gliwice · Poland

Car hire and driving in Gliwice

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 KTW means 35 km (22 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 Gliwice

Car rental from Gliwice: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Gliwice to TychyPoland27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Gliwice to SosnowiecPoland30 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Gliwice to Dąbrowa GórniczaPoland38 km (23 mi)about 35 min
Gliwice to OstravaCzechia59 km (36 mi)about 54 min
Gliwice to Bielsko-BialaPoland59 km (37 mi)about 54 min
Gliwice to CzęstochowaPoland64 km (40 mi)about 58 min
Gliwice to OpolePoland67 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Gliwice to KrakówPoland93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Gliwice to WrocławPoland147 km (91 mi)about 2 h 14 min
Gliwice to KielcePoland152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Gliwice to TarnówPoland168 km (104 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Gliwice to KaliszPoland168 km (104 mi)about 2 h 34 min
Gliwice to IstanbulTurkey1,303 km (809 mi)about 19 h 52 min
Gliwice to MoscowRussia1,398 km (869 mi)about 21 h 20 min
Gliwice to LondonUnited Kingdom1,322 km (821 mi)about 20 h 9 min
Gliwice to Saint PetersburgRussia1,299 km (807 mi)about 19 h 48 min
Gliwice to AnkaraTurkey1,598 km (993 mi)about 24 h 22 min
Gliwice to BerlinGermany441 km (274 mi)about 6 h 44 min
Gliwice to BursaTurkey1,384 km (860 mi)about 21 h 6 min
Gliwice to KyivUkraine839 km (522 mi)about 12 h 48 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 Gliwice?

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 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.