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Hildesheim · Germany

Car hire and driving in Hildesheim

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

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In Germany traffic drives on the right. Picking up at HAJ means 39 km (24 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 Hildesheim

Car rental from Hildesheim: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Hildesheim to HannoverGermany29 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Hildesheim to SalzgitterGermany32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Hildesheim to BraunschweigGermany41 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Hildesheim to WolfsburgGermany64 km (40 mi)about 58 min
Hildesheim to GöttingenGermany69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Hildesheim to PaderbornGermany95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Hildesheim to BielefeldGermany98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Hildesheim to KasselGermany98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Hildesheim to MagdeburgGermany115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Hildesheim to BremenGermany129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Hildesheim to OsnabrückGermany130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Hildesheim to ErfurtGermany150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Hildesheim to LondonUnited Kingdom696 km (432 mi)about 10 h 36 min
Hildesheim to Saint PetersburgRussia1,523 km (946 mi)about 23 h 13 min
Hildesheim to BerlinGermany239 km (148 mi)about 3 h 38 min
Hildesheim to MadridSpain1,669 km (1,037 mi)about 25 h 27 min
Hildesheim to KyivUkraine1,438 km (893 mi)about 21 h 55 min
Hildesheim to RomeItaly1,157 km (719 mi)about 17 h 39 min
Hildesheim to ParisFrance650 km (404 mi)about 9 h 55 min
Hildesheim to HamburgGermany156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 22 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 Hildesheim?

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 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.