Car hire and driving in Oldenburg
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 BRE means 40 km (25 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 Oldenburg
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldenburg to Bremen | Germany | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Oldenburg to Bremerhaven | Germany | 52 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Oldenburg to Osnabrück | Germany | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Oldenburg to Groningen | The Netherlands | 110 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Oldenburg to Bielefeld | Germany | 125 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Oldenburg to Hamburg | Germany | 127 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Oldenburg to Hannover | Germany | 133 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Oldenburg to Enschede | The Netherlands | 136 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 4 min |
| Oldenburg to Münster | Germany | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 5 min |
| Oldenburg to Zwolle | The Netherlands | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 25 min |
| Oldenburg to Leeuwarden | The Netherlands | 160 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Oldenburg to Hildesheim | Germany | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Oldenburg to London | United Kingdom | 595 km (370 mi) | about 9 h 4 min |
| Oldenburg to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,541 km (957 mi) | about 23 h 30 min |
| Oldenburg to Berlin | Germany | 356 km (221 mi) | about 5 h 25 min |
| Oldenburg to Madrid | Spain | 1,676 km (1,041 mi) | about 25 h 33 min |
| Oldenburg to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,556 km (967 mi) | about 23 h 44 min |
| Oldenburg to Rome | Italy | 1,291 km (802 mi) | about 19 h 41 min |
| Oldenburg to Paris | France | 629 km (391 mi) | about 9 h 35 min |
| Oldenburg to Bucharest | Romania | 1,622 km (1,008 mi) | about 24 h 44 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 Oldenburg?
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.