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Leipzig · Germany

Car hire and driving in Leipzig

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 LEJ means 13 km (8 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 Leipzig

Car rental from Leipzig: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Leipzig to Halle (Saale)Germany31 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Leipzig to GeraGermany55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Leipzig to ChemnitzGermany68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Leipzig to JenaGermany71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Leipzig to DresdenGermany101 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Leipzig to ErfurtGermany101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Leipzig to MagdeburgGermany102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Leipzig to PotsdamGermany127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Leipzig to BerlinGermany150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Leipzig to SalzgitterGermany162 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Leipzig to WolfsburgGermany163 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Leipzig to BraunschweigGermany163 km (102 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Leipzig to IstanbulTurkey1,710 km (1,062 mi)about 26 h 4 min
Leipzig to MoscowRussia1,728 km (1,074 mi)about 26 h 21 min
Leipzig to LondonUnited Kingdom866 km (538 mi)about 13 h 12 min
Leipzig to Saint PetersburgRussia1,469 km (913 mi)about 22 h 24 min
Leipzig to MadridSpain1,732 km (1,076 mi)about 26 h 24 min
Leipzig to BursaTurkey1,784 km (1,109 mi)about 27 h 12 min
Leipzig to KyivUkraine1,274 km (791 mi)about 19 h 25 min
Leipzig to RomeItaly1,051 km (653 mi)about 16 h 1 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 Leipzig?

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.