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Le Mans · France

Car hire and driving in Le Mans

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

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In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TUF means 75 km (47 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.

Drives from Le Mans

Car rental from Le Mans: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Le Mans to ToursFrance77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Le Mans to AngersFrance82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Le Mans to OrléansFrance127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Le Mans to CaenFrance138 km (86 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Le Mans to RennesFrance140 km (87 mi)about 2 h 8 min
Le Mans to NantesFrance158 km (98 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Le Mans to Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFrance159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Le Mans to Le HavreFrance166 km (103 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Le Mans to RouenFrance173 km (108 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Le Mans to Boulogne-BillancourtFrance177 km (110 mi)about 2 h 42 min
Le Mans to Paris 16 PassyFrance181 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Le Mans to Paris 15 VaugirardFrance181 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Le Mans to LondonUnited Kingdom391 km (243 mi)about 5 h 57 min
Le Mans to BerlinGermany1,063 km (660 mi)about 16 h 12 min
Le Mans to MadridSpain899 km (558 mi)about 13 h 42 min
Le Mans to RomeItaly1,181 km (734 mi)about 18 h 1 min
Le Mans to ParisFrance184 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Le Mans to HamburgGermany923 km (573 mi)about 14 h 5 min
Le Mans to BudapestHungary1,406 km (874 mi)about 21 h 26 min
Le Mans to WarsawPoland1,550 km (963 mi)about 23 h 38 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 Le Mans?

The right, as everywhere in France.

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.