Car hire and driving in Jönköping
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Sweden traffic drives on the right. Picking up at JKG means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Jönköping
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jönköping to Linköping | Sweden | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Jönköping to Gothenburg | Sweden | 130 km (81 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| Jönköping to Örebro | Sweden | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Jönköping to Helsingborg | Sweden | 212 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 14 min |
| Jönköping to Västerås | Sweden | 247 km (153 mi) | about 3 h 46 min |
| Jönköping to Malmö | Sweden | 252 km (157 mi) | about 3 h 51 min |
| Jönköping to Copenhagen | Denmark | 253 km (157 mi) | about 3 h 52 min |
| Jönköping to Aalborg | Denmark | 266 km (166 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Jönköping to Stockholm | Sweden | 285 km (177 mi) | about 4 h 21 min |
| Jönköping to Sollentuna | Sweden | 286 km (178 mi) | about 4 h 22 min |
| Jönköping to Århus | Denmark | 300 km (186 mi) | about 4 h 34 min |
| Jönköping to Uppsala | Sweden | 306 km (190 mi) | about 4 h 40 min |
| Jönköping to Moscow | Russia | 1,440 km (895 mi) | about 21 h 58 min |
| Jönköping to London | United Kingdom | 1,150 km (714 mi) | about 17 h 32 min |
| Jönköping to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 957 km (595 mi) | about 14 h 36 min |
| Jönköping to Berlin | Germany | 586 km (364 mi) | about 8 h 57 min |
| Jönköping to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,336 km (830 mi) | about 20 h 23 min |
| Jönköping to Paris | France | 1,261 km (784 mi) | about 19 h 14 min |
| Jönköping to Hamburg | Germany | 538 km (334 mi) | about 8 h 12 min |
| Jönköping to Bucharest | Romania | 1,697 km (1,055 mi) | about 25 h 53 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 Jönköping?
The right, as everywhere in Sweden.
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.