Car hire and driving in Odense
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Denmark traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ODE means 10 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Odense
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odense to Århus | Denmark | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Odense to Kiel | Germany | 121 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| Odense to Copenhagen | Denmark | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Odense to Helsingborg | Sweden | 162 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 28 min |
| Odense to Malmö | Sweden | 166 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 32 min |
| Odense to Lübeck | Germany | 171 km (106 mi) | about 2 h 36 min |
| Odense to Rostock | Germany | 184 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Odense to Aalborg | Denmark | 186 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 50 min |
| Odense to Hamburg | Germany | 207 km (128 mi) | about 3 h 9 min |
| Odense to Bremerhaven | Germany | 236 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 36 min |
| Odense to Gothenburg | Sweden | 275 km (171 mi) | about 4 h 11 min |
| Odense to Bremen | Germany | 278 km (173 mi) | about 4 h 14 min |
| Odense to Moscow | Russia | 1,701 km (1,057 mi) | about 25 h 57 min |
| Odense to London | United Kingdom | 818 km (508 mi) | about 12 h 29 min |
| Odense to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,282 km (796 mi) | about 19 h 33 min |
| Odense to Berlin | Germany | 375 km (233 mi) | about 5 h 44 min |
| Odense to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,451 km (901 mi) | about 22 h 7 min |
| Odense to Rome | Italy | 1,509 km (938 mi) | about 23 h 1 min |
| Odense to Paris | France | 910 km (565 mi) | about 13 h 53 min |
| Odense to Bucharest | Romania | 1,652 km (1,026 mi) | about 25 h 11 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 Odense?
The right, as everywhere in Denmark.
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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.