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Jena · Germany

Car hire and driving in Jena

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 ERF means 44 km (27 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 Jena

Car rental from Jena: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Jena to GeraGermany35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Jena to ErfurtGermany39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Jena to Halle (Saale)Germany67 km (42 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Jena to LeipzigGermany71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Jena to ChemnitzGermany95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Jena to GöttingenGermany134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Jena to MagdeburgGermany134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Jena to DresdenGermany151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Jena to KasselGermany152 km (95 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Jena to ErlangenGermany154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Jena to SalzgitterGermany159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Jena to BraunschweigGermany166 km (103 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Jena to IstanbulTurkey1,729 km (1,074 mi)about 26 h 22 min
Jena to MoscowRussia1,797 km (1,117 mi)about 27 h 24 min
Jena to LondonUnited Kingdom818 km (508 mi)about 12 h 28 min
Jena to Saint PetersburgRussia1,539 km (957 mi)about 23 h 29 min
Jena to BerlinGermany217 km (135 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Jena to MadridSpain1,661 km (1,032 mi)about 25 h 19 min
Jena to KyivUkraine1,331 km (827 mi)about 20 h 18 min
Jena to RomeItaly1,007 km (626 mi)about 15 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 Jena?

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.