Car hire and driving in Göttingen
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Germany traffic drives on the right. Picking up at KSF means 40 km (25 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 Göttingen
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Göttingen to Kassel | Germany | 39 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Göttingen to Hildesheim | Germany | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Göttingen to Salzgitter | Germany | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Göttingen to Paderborn | Germany | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Göttingen to Braunschweig | Germany | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Göttingen to Hannover | Germany | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Göttingen to Erfurt | Germany | 99 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Göttingen to Bielefeld | Germany | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Göttingen to Wolfsburg | Germany | 115 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Göttingen to Jena | Germany | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Göttingen to Magdeburg | Germany | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Göttingen to Halle (Saale) | Germany | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Göttingen to London | United Kingdom | 695 km (432 mi) | about 10 h 36 min |
| Göttingen to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,571 km (976 mi) | about 23 h 57 min |
| Göttingen to Berlin | Germany | 262 km (163 mi) | about 4 h |
| Göttingen to Madrid | Spain | 1,619 km (1,006 mi) | about 24 h 41 min |
| Göttingen to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,441 km (896 mi) | about 21 h 59 min |
| Göttingen to Rome | Italy | 1,090 km (677 mi) | about 16 h 37 min |
| Göttingen to Paris | France | 616 km (383 mi) | about 9 h 24 min |
| Göttingen to Hamburg | Germany | 224 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 25 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 Göttingen?
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.