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Pforzheim · Germany

Car hire and driving in Pforzheim

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 STR means 44 km (27 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 Pforzheim

Car rental from Pforzheim: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Pforzheim to KarlsruheGermany26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Pforzheim to StuttgartGermany37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Pforzheim to HeilbronnGermany47 km (30 mi)about 43 min
Pforzheim to ReutlingenGermany57 km (36 mi)about 52 min
Pforzheim to HeidelbergGermany58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Pforzheim to Ludwigshafen am RheinGermany69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Pforzheim to MannheimGermany69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Pforzheim to StrasbourgFrance77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Pforzheim to UlmGermany109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Pforzheim to DarmstadtGermany110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Pforzheim to FreiburgGermany117 km (73 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Pforzheim to MainzGermany126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 55 min
Pforzheim to LondonUnited Kingdom692 km (430 mi)about 10 h 33 min
Pforzheim to BerlinGermany523 km (325 mi)about 7 h 59 min
Pforzheim to MadridSpain1,357 km (843 mi)about 20 h 41 min
Pforzheim to KyivUkraine1,575 km (978 mi)about 24 h 1 min
Pforzheim to RomeItaly832 km (517 mi)about 12 h 42 min
Pforzheim to ParisFrance464 km (289 mi)about 7 h 5 min
Pforzheim to HamburgGermany527 km (327 mi)about 8 h 2 min
Pforzheim to BucharestRomania1,414 km (879 mi)about 21 h 34 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 Pforzheim?

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.