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Grenoble · France

Car hire and driving in Grenoble

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

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In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LYS means 78 km (48 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.

Drives from Grenoble

Car rental from Grenoble: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Grenoble to VilleurbanneFrance92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Grenoble to LyonFrance93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Grenoble to Saint-ÉtienneFrance107 km (67 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Grenoble to GenevaSwitzerland119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Grenoble to TurinItaly155 km (96 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Grenoble to LausanneSwitzerland165 km (102 mi)about 2 h 31 min
Grenoble to NîmesFrance184 km (114 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Grenoble to Aix-en-ProvenceFrance185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Grenoble to NiceFrance205 km (127 mi)about 3 h 8 min
Grenoble to MonacoMonaco210 km (130 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Grenoble to MarseilleFrance211 km (131 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Grenoble to Clermont-FerrandFrance216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 17 min
Grenoble to LondonUnited Kingdom825 km (513 mi)about 12 h 35 min
Grenoble to BerlinGermany991 km (616 mi)about 15 h 7 min
Grenoble to MadridSpain932 km (579 mi)about 14 h 13 min
Grenoble to RomeItaly658 km (409 mi)about 10 h 2 min
Grenoble to ParisFrance482 km (299 mi)about 7 h 21 min
Grenoble to HamburgGermany981 km (609 mi)about 14 h 57 min
Grenoble to BucharestRomania1,607 km (998 mi)about 24 h 30 min
Grenoble to BudapestHungary1,054 km (655 mi)about 16 h 4 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 Grenoble?

The right, as everywhere in France.

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.