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Rouen · France

Car hire and driving in Rouen

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 BVA means 73 km (45 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 Rouen

Car rental from Rouen: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Rouen to Le HavreFrance72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Rouen to ArgenteuilFrance100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Rouen to AmiensFrance100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Rouen to Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFrance100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Rouen to Boulogne-BillancourtFrance107 km (67 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Rouen to Paris 16 PassyFrance107 km (67 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Rouen to Paris 17 Batignolles-MonceauFrance109 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Rouen to Paris 18 Buttes-MontmartreFrance109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Rouen to CaenFrance110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Rouen to Paris 15 VaugirardFrance110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Rouen to ParisFrance112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Rouen to Paris 14 ObservatoireFrance112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Rouen to LondonUnited Kingdom245 km (153 mi)about 3 h 45 min
Rouen to BerlinGermany926 km (575 mi)about 14 h 7 min
Rouen to MadridSpain1,072 km (666 mi)about 16 h 21 min
Rouen to RomeItaly1,219 km (757 mi)about 18 h 35 min
Rouen to HamburgGermany766 km (476 mi)about 11 h 41 min
Rouen to BudapestHungary1,337 km (831 mi)about 20 h 23 min
Rouen to WarsawPoland1,427 km (887 mi)about 21 h 46 min
Rouen to ViennaAustria1,124 km (699 mi)about 17 h 9 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 Rouen?

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 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.