Car hire and driving in Maastricht
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 MST means 9 km (6 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 Maastricht
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastricht to Liège | Belgium | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Maastricht to Aachen | Germany | 29 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Maastricht to Mönchengladbach | Germany | 65 km (40 mi) | about 59 min |
| Maastricht to Venlo | The Netherlands | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Maastricht to Eindhoven | The Netherlands | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Maastricht to Leuven | Belgium | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Maastricht to Namur | Belgium | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Maastricht to Neuss | Germany | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Maastricht to Krefeld | Germany | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Maastricht to Düsseldorf | Germany | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Maastricht to Köln | Germany | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Maastricht to Tilburg | The Netherlands | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Maastricht to London | United Kingdom | 412 km (256 mi) | about 6 h 17 min |
| Maastricht to Berlin | Germany | 564 km (350 mi) | about 8 h 36 min |
| Maastricht to Madrid | Spain | 1,368 km (850 mi) | about 20 h 52 min |
| Maastricht to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,743 km (1,083 mi) | about 26 h 35 min |
| Maastricht to Rome | Italy | 1,124 km (698 mi) | about 17 h 8 min |
| Maastricht to Paris | France | 326 km (203 mi) | about 4 h 59 min |
| Maastricht to Hamburg | Germany | 420 km (261 mi) | about 6 h 24 min |
| Maastricht to Bucharest | Romania | 1,681 km (1,044 mi) | about 25 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.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Maastricht?
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.