Car hire and driving in Mönchengladbach
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Germany traffic drives on the right. Picking up at DUS means 25 km (16 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 Mönchengladbach
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mönchengladbach to Venlo | The Netherlands | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Moers | Germany | 33 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Duisburg | Germany | 36 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Mülheim | Germany | 41 km (25 mi) | about 38 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Leverkusen | Germany | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Oberhausen | Germany | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Solingen | Germany | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Köln | Germany | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Essen | Germany | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Wuppertal | Germany | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Bottrop | Germany | 51 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Aachen | Germany | 52 km (32 mi) | about 48 min |
| Mönchengladbach to London | United Kingdom | 457 km (284 mi) | about 6 h 59 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,774 km (1,102 mi) | about 27 h 3 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Berlin | Germany | 501 km (311 mi) | about 7 h 38 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Madrid | Spain | 1,430 km (888 mi) | about 21 h 48 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,686 km (1,048 mi) | about 25 h 43 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Rome | Italy | 1,132 km (703 mi) | about 17 h 16 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Paris | France | 391 km (243 mi) | about 5 h 58 min |
| Mönchengladbach to Hamburg | Germany | 357 km (222 mi) | about 5 h 26 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 Mönchengladbach?
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.