Car hire and driving in Montpellier
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MPL means 8 km (5 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.
Drives from Montpellier
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier to Nîmes | France | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Montpellier to Marseille | France | 126 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Montpellier to Aix-en-Provence | France | 127 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Montpellier to Perpignan | France | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Montpellier to Toulon | France | 174 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Montpellier to Toulouse | France | 196 km (122 mi) | about 2 h 59 min |
| Montpellier to Girona | Spain | 200 km (124 mi) | about 3 h 3 min |
| Montpellier to Saint-Étienne | France | 207 km (128 mi) | about 3 h 9 min |
| Montpellier to Grenoble | France | 227 km (141 mi) | about 3 h 28 min |
| Montpellier to Clermont-Ferrand | France | 249 km (155 mi) | about 3 h 48 min |
| Montpellier to Lyon | France | 250 km (155 mi) | about 3 h 49 min |
| Montpellier to Villeurbanne | France | 252 km (157 mi) | about 3 h 51 min |
| Montpellier to London | United Kingdom | 928 km (576 mi) | about 14 h 9 min |
| Montpellier to Berlin | Germany | 1,216 km (756 mi) | about 18 h 33 min |
| Montpellier to Madrid | Spain | 719 km (447 mi) | about 10 h 58 min |
| Montpellier to Rome | Italy | 730 km (454 mi) | about 11 h 8 min |
| Montpellier to Paris | France | 595 km (369 mi) | about 9 h 4 min |
| Montpellier to Hamburg | Germany | 1,192 km (741 mi) | about 18 h 11 min |
| Montpellier to Bucharest | Romania | 1,774 km (1,103 mi) | about 27 h 4 min |
| Montpellier to Budapest | Hungary | 1,255 km (780 mi) | about 19 h 8 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 Montpellier?
The right, as everywhere in France.
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.