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Lübeck · Germany

Car hire and driving in Lübeck

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 53 km (33 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 Lübeck

Car rental from Lübeck: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lübeck to HamburgGermany58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Lübeck to KielGermany62 km (38 mi)about 57 min
Lübeck to RostockGermany98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Lübeck to BremerhavenGermany143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Lübeck to BremenGermany153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Lübeck to WolfsburgGermany161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Lübeck to OdenseDenmark171 km (106 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Lübeck to HannoverGermany178 km (111 mi)about 2 h 43 min
Lübeck to BraunschweigGermany179 km (111 mi)about 2 h 43 min
Lübeck to OldenburgGermany182 km (113 mi)about 2 h 47 min
Lübeck to SalzgitterGermany191 km (119 mi)about 2 h 55 min
Lübeck to HildesheimGermany197 km (123 mi)about 3 h 1 min
Lübeck to MoscowRussia1,727 km (1,073 mi)about 26 h 20 min
Lübeck to LondonUnited Kingdom774 km (481 mi)about 11 h 48 min
Lübeck to Saint PetersburgRussia1,362 km (846 mi)about 20 h 46 min
Lübeck to BerlinGermany235 km (146 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Lübeck to KyivUkraine1,400 km (870 mi)about 21 h 21 min
Lübeck to RomeItaly1,339 km (832 mi)about 20 h 25 min
Lübeck to ParisFrance803 km (499 mi)about 12 h 15 min
Lübeck to BucharestRomania1,530 km (951 mi)about 23 h 20 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 Lübeck?

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 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.