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Nuremberg · Germany

Car hire and driving in Nuremberg

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 NUE means 5 km (3 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 Nuremberg

Car rental from Nuremberg: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Nuremberg to IngolstadtGermany81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Nuremberg to RegensburgGermany89 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Nuremberg to WürzburgGermany89 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Nuremberg to AugsburgGermany121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Nuremberg to HeilbronnGermany139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Nuremberg to UlmGermany142 km (88 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Nuremberg to MunichGermany151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Nuremberg to StuttgartGermany157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Nuremberg to JenaGermany168 km (104 mi)about 2 h 34 min
Nuremberg to PilsenCzechia169 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Nuremberg to ErfurtGermany169 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Nuremberg to HeidelbergGermany173 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Nuremberg to IstanbulTurkey1,678 km (1,043 mi)about 25 h 36 min
Nuremberg to LondonUnited Kingdom824 km (512 mi)about 12 h 34 min
Nuremberg to Saint PetersburgRussia1,688 km (1,049 mi)about 25 h 44 min
Nuremberg to BerlinGermany378 km (235 mi)about 5 h 46 min
Nuremberg to MadridSpain1,532 km (952 mi)about 23 h 22 min
Nuremberg to BursaTurkey1,745 km (1,084 mi)about 26 h 37 min
Nuremberg to KyivUkraine1,392 km (865 mi)about 21 h 13 min
Nuremberg to İzmirTurkey1,771 km (1,101 mi)about 27 h 1 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 Nuremberg?

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.