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Regensburg · Germany

Car hire and driving in Regensburg

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 MUC means 77 km (48 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 Regensburg

Car rental from Regensburg: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Regensburg to IngolstadtGermany57 km (35 mi)about 52 min
Regensburg to NurembergGermany89 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Regensburg to FürthGermany96 km (59 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Regensburg to ErlangenGermany102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Regensburg to MunichGermany105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Regensburg to AugsburgGermany114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Regensburg to PilsenCzechia123 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Regensburg to SalzburgAustria152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Regensburg to UlmGermany169 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Regensburg to WürzburgGermany178 km (111 mi)about 2 h 43 min
Regensburg to LinzAustria179 km (111 mi)about 2 h 44 min
Regensburg to InnsbruckAustria202 km (125 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Regensburg to IstanbulTurkey1,590 km (988 mi)about 24 h 15 min
Regensburg to LondonUnited Kingdom911 km (566 mi)about 13 h 54 min
Regensburg to Saint PetersburgRussia1,680 km (1,044 mi)about 25 h 37 min
Regensburg to BerlinGermany401 km (249 mi)about 6 h 7 min
Regensburg to MadridSpain1,568 km (974 mi)about 23 h 54 min
Regensburg to BursaTurkey1,656 km (1,029 mi)about 25 h 16 min
Regensburg to KyivUkraine1,330 km (826 mi)about 20 h 17 min
Regensburg to İzmirTurkey1,682 km (1,045 mi)about 25 h 39 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 Regensburg?

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 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.