Car hire and driving in Linköping
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 LPI means 4 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Linköping
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linköping to Örebro | Sweden | 99 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Linköping to Jönköping | Sweden | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Linköping to Västerås | Sweden | 144 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 12 min |
| Linköping to Stockholm | Sweden | 174 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| Linköping to Sollentuna | Sweden | 175 km (109 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Linköping to Uppsala | Sweden | 198 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 1 min |
| Linköping to Gothenburg | Sweden | 229 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Linköping to Helsingborg | Sweden | 316 km (197 mi) | about 4 h 50 min |
| Linköping to Oslo | Norway | 324 km (201 mi) | about 4 h 57 min |
| Linköping to Drammen | Norway | 343 km (213 mi) | about 5 h 14 min |
| Linköping to Malmö | Sweden | 350 km (217 mi) | about 5 h 20 min |
| Linköping to Copenhagen | Denmark | 356 km (221 mi) | about 5 h 26 min |
| Linköping to Moscow | Russia | 1,355 km (842 mi) | about 20 h 40 min |
| Linköping to London | United Kingdom | 1,260 km (783 mi) | about 19 h 13 min |
| Linköping to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 852 km (530 mi) | about 13 h |
| Linköping to Berlin | Germany | 669 km (416 mi) | about 10 h 12 min |
| Linköping to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,303 km (810 mi) | about 19 h 52 min |
| Linköping to Paris | France | 1,372 km (852 mi) | about 20 h 55 min |
| Linköping to Hamburg | Germany | 643 km (400 mi) | about 9 h 49 min |
| Linköping to Bucharest | Romania | 1,711 km (1,063 mi) | about 26 h 6 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 Linköping?
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.