Car hire and driving in Haarlem
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In The Netherlands traffic drives on the right. Picking up at AMS 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/Q533806.
Drives from Haarlem
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haarlem to Leiden | The Netherlands | 27 km (17 mi) | about 24 min |
| Haarlem to Zoetermeer | The Netherlands | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Haarlem to Almere Stad | The Netherlands | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Haarlem to The Hague | The Netherlands | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Haarlem to Utrecht | The Netherlands | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Haarlem to Rotterdam | The Netherlands | 52 km (32 mi) | about 48 min |
| Haarlem to Amersfoort | The Netherlands | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Haarlem to Dordrecht | The Netherlands | 64 km (39 mi) | about 58 min |
| Haarlem to 's-Hertogenbosch | The Netherlands | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Haarlem to Breda | The Netherlands | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Haarlem to Apeldoorn | The Netherlands | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Haarlem to Tilburg | The Netherlands | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Haarlem to London | United Kingdom | 340 km (212 mi) | about 5 h 12 min |
| Haarlem to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,782 km (1,108 mi) | about 27 h 11 min |
| Haarlem to Berlin | Germany | 594 km (369 mi) | about 9 h 4 min |
| Haarlem to Madrid | Spain | 1,474 km (916 mi) | about 22 h 29 min |
| Haarlem to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,798 km (1,117 mi) | about 27 h 25 min |
| Haarlem to Rome | Italy | 1,308 km (813 mi) | about 19 h 57 min |
| Haarlem to Paris | France | 424 km (264 mi) | about 6 h 28 min |
| Haarlem to Hamburg | Germany | 381 km (237 mi) | about 5 h 49 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 Haarlem?
The right, as everywhere in The Netherlands.
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.