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Kiel · Germany

Car hire and driving in Kiel

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 HAM means 77 km (48 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 Kiel

Car rental from Kiel: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kiel to LübeckGermany62 km (38 mi)about 57 min
Kiel to HamburgGermany86 km (54 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Kiel to OdenseDenmark121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Kiel to RostockGermany133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Kiel to BremerhavenGermany133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Kiel to BremenGermany164 km (102 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Kiel to OldenburgGermany182 km (113 mi)about 2 h 47 min
Kiel to ÅrhusDenmark204 km (127 mi)about 3 h 7 min
Kiel to WolfsburgGermany215 km (134 mi)about 3 h 17 min
Kiel to CopenhagenDenmark216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 18 min
Kiel to HannoverGermany219 km (136 mi)about 3 h 20 min
Kiel to BraunschweigGermany230 km (143 mi)about 3 h 30 min
Kiel to MoscowRussia1,747 km (1,085 mi)about 26 h 38 min
Kiel to LondonUnited Kingdom755 km (469 mi)about 11 h 31 min
Kiel to Saint PetersburgRussia1,361 km (846 mi)about 20 h 45 min
Kiel to BerlinGermany295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Kiel to KyivUkraine1,443 km (897 mi)about 22 h
Kiel to RomeItaly1,393 km (866 mi)about 21 h 15 min
Kiel to ParisFrance811 km (504 mi)about 12 h 22 min
Kiel to BucharestRomania1,589 km (987 mi)about 24 h 14 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 Kiel?

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.