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Magdeburg · Germany

Car hire and driving in Magdeburg

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 89 km (55 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 Magdeburg

Car rental from Magdeburg: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Magdeburg to WolfsburgGermany67 km (41 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Magdeburg to Halle (Saale)Germany76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Magdeburg to BraunschweigGermany77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Magdeburg to SalzgitterGermany83 km (52 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Magdeburg to LeipzigGermany102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Magdeburg to PotsdamGermany102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Magdeburg to HildesheimGermany115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Magdeburg to BerlinGermany129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Magdeburg to HannoverGermany132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Magdeburg to JenaGermany134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Magdeburg to GöttingenGermany134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Magdeburg to ErfurtGermany135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Magdeburg to MoscowRussia1,737 km (1,079 mi)about 26 h 29 min
Magdeburg to LondonUnited Kingdom810 km (503 mi)about 12 h 21 min
Magdeburg to Saint PetersburgRussia1,441 km (895 mi)about 21 h 59 min
Magdeburg to MadridSpain1,750 km (1,087 mi)about 26 h 41 min
Magdeburg to KyivUkraine1,323 km (822 mi)about 20 h 10 min
Magdeburg to RomeItaly1,140 km (709 mi)about 17 h 24 min
Magdeburg to ParisFrance750 km (466 mi)about 11 h 26 min
Magdeburg to HamburgGermany192 km (120 mi)about 2 h 56 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 Magdeburg?

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.