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Remscheid · Germany

Car hire and driving in Remscheid

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 DUS means 32 km (20 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 Remscheid

Car rental from Remscheid: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Remscheid to HagenGermany28 km (17 mi)about 26 min
Remscheid to DüsseldorfGermany29 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Remscheid to KölnGermany32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Remscheid to EssenGermany33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Remscheid to BochumGermany34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Remscheid to NeussGermany35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Remscheid to MülheimGermany36 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Remscheid to GelsenkirchenGermany37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Remscheid to HerneGermany40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Remscheid to OberhausenGermany40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Remscheid to DuisburgGermany41 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Remscheid to DortmundGermany42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Remscheid to LondonUnited Kingdom509 km (317 mi)about 7 h 46 min
Remscheid to Saint PetersburgRussia1,736 km (1,079 mi)about 26 h 28 min
Remscheid to BerlinGermany452 km (281 mi)about 6 h 54 min
Remscheid to MadridSpain1,461 km (908 mi)about 22 h 17 min
Remscheid to KyivUkraine1,634 km (1,015 mi)about 24 h 55 min
Remscheid to RomeItaly1,109 km (689 mi)about 16 h 55 min
Remscheid to ParisFrance432 km (268 mi)about 6 h 35 min
Remscheid to HamburgGermany325 km (202 mi)about 4 h 57 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 Remscheid?

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.