Car hire and driving in Hannover
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 HAJ means 11 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/Q25648823.
Drives from Hannover
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannover to Hildesheim | Germany | 29 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Hannover to Salzgitter | Germany | 52 km (32 mi) | about 48 min |
| Hannover to Braunschweig | Germany | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Hannover to Wolfsburg | Germany | 71 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Hannover to Bielefeld | Germany | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Hannover to Göttingen | Germany | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Hannover to Paderborn | Germany | 99 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Hannover to Bremen | Germany | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Hannover to Osnabrück | Germany | 115 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Hannover to Kassel | Germany | 118 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Hannover to Magdeburg | Germany | 132 km (82 mi) | about 2 h 1 min |
| Hannover to Hamburg | Germany | 132 km (82 mi) | about 2 h 1 min |
| Hannover to London | United Kingdom | 682 km (424 mi) | about 10 h 24 min |
| Hannover to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,517 km (943 mi) | about 23 h 8 min |
| Hannover to Berlin | Germany | 250 km (155 mi) | about 3 h 49 min |
| Hannover to Madrid | Spain | 1,676 km (1,041 mi) | about 25 h 34 min |
| Hannover to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,452 km (902 mi) | about 22 h 9 min |
| Hannover to Rome | Italy | 1,184 km (736 mi) | about 18 h 3 min |
| Hannover to Paris | France | 651 km (404 mi) | about 9 h 56 min |
| Hannover to Bucharest | Romania | 1,491 km (927 mi) | about 22 h 44 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
We take no bookings for these providers and hold no reservation with them. The provider you choose handles payment, confirmation, changes and refunds. How that works.
Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Hannover?
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.