Car hire and driving in Rostock
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 RLG means 21 km (13 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 Rostock
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rostock to Lübeck | Germany | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Rostock to Kiel | Germany | 133 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Rostock to Hamburg | Germany | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Rostock to Szczecin | Poland | 175 km (109 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Rostock to Malmö | Sweden | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Rostock to Copenhagen | Denmark | 179 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 43 min |
| Rostock to Odense | Denmark | 184 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Rostock to Berlin | Germany | 193 km (120 mi) | about 2 h 57 min |
| Rostock to Potsdam | Germany | 198 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 1 min |
| Rostock to Wolfsburg | Germany | 206 km (128 mi) | about 3 h 9 min |
| Rostock to Magdeburg | Germany | 220 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Rostock to Helsingborg | Sweden | 221 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Rostock to Moscow | Russia | 1,629 km (1,012 mi) | about 24 h 51 min |
| Rostock to London | United Kingdom | 872 km (542 mi) | about 13 h 18 min |
| Rostock to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,272 km (790 mi) | about 19 h 24 min |
| Rostock to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,310 km (814 mi) | about 19 h 59 min |
| Rostock to Rome | Italy | 1,356 km (843 mi) | about 20 h 41 min |
| Rostock to Paris | France | 892 km (554 mi) | about 13 h 37 min |
| Rostock to Bucharest | Romania | 1,471 km (914 mi) | about 22 h 26 min |
| Rostock to Minsk | Belarus | 1,007 km (625 mi) | about 15 h 21 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 Rostock?
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.