Car hire and driving in Leiden
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In The Netherlands traffic drives on the right. Picking up at RTM means 23 km (14 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Leiden
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leiden to Rotterdam | The Netherlands | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Leiden to Haarlem | The Netherlands | 27 km (17 mi) | about 24 min |
| Leiden to Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Leiden to Zaanstad | The Netherlands | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Leiden to Dordrecht | The Netherlands | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Leiden to Utrecht | The Netherlands | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Leiden to Almere Stad | The Netherlands | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Leiden to Amersfoort | The Netherlands | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Leiden to Breda | The Netherlands | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Leiden to 's-Hertogenbosch | The Netherlands | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Leiden to Tilburg | The Netherlands | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Leiden to Arnhem | The Netherlands | 99 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Leiden to London | United Kingdom | 325 km (202 mi) | about 4 h 58 min |
| Leiden to Berlin | Germany | 607 km (377 mi) | about 9 h 15 min |
| Leiden to Madrid | Spain | 1,447 km (899 mi) | about 22 h 4 min |
| Leiden to Rome | Italy | 1,291 km (802 mi) | about 19 h 42 min |
| Leiden to Paris | France | 398 km (247 mi) | about 6 h 4 min |
| Leiden to Hamburg | Germany | 400 km (249 mi) | about 6 h 6 min |
| Leiden to Minsk | Belarus | 1,548 km (962 mi) | about 23 h 37 min |
| Leiden to Budapest | Hungary | 1,162 km (722 mi) | about 17 h 43 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 Leiden?
The right, as everywhere in The Netherlands.
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.