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Perpignan · France

Car hire and driving in Perpignan

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at GRO means 89 km (55 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 Perpignan

Car rental from Perpignan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Perpignan to GironaSpain80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Perpignan to MontpellierFrance129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Perpignan to MataróSpain134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Perpignan to SabadellSpain144 km (89 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Perpignan to TerrassaSpain145 km (90 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Perpignan to BadalonaSpain149 km (92 mi)about 2 h 16 min
Perpignan to Santa Coloma de GramenetSpain150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Perpignan to ToulouseFrance155 km (96 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Perpignan to BarcelonaSpain158 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Perpignan to L'Hospitalet de LlobregatSpain163 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Perpignan to NîmesFrance173 km (108 mi)about 2 h 39 min
Perpignan to MarseilleFrance213 km (132 mi)about 3 h 15 min
Perpignan to LondonUnited Kingdom1,006 km (625 mi)about 15 h 20 min
Perpignan to BerlinGermany1,344 km (835 mi)about 20 h 30 min
Perpignan to MadridSpain605 km (376 mi)about 9 h 13 min
Perpignan to RomeItaly796 km (494 mi)about 12 h 8 min
Perpignan to ParisFrance686 km (426 mi)about 10 h 28 min
Perpignan to HamburgGermany1,315 km (817 mi)about 20 h 3 min
Perpignan to BudapestHungary1,372 km (852 mi)about 20 h 55 min
Perpignan to WarsawPoland1,718 km (1,067 mi)about 26 h 12 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 Perpignan?

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 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.