Car hire and driving in Saarbrücken
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 LUX means 72 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/Q25648823.
Drives from Saarbrücken
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saarbrücken to Metz | France | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Saarbrücken to Trier | Germany | 64 km (40 mi) | about 59 min |
| Saarbrücken to Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Saarbrücken to Nancy | France | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Saarbrücken to Strasbourg | France | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Saarbrücken to Karlsruhe | Germany | 104 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 36 min |
| Saarbrücken to Ludwigshafen am Rhein | Germany | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Saarbrücken to Mannheim | Germany | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Saarbrücken to Heidelberg | Germany | 123 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| Saarbrücken to Mainz | Germany | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| Saarbrücken to Pforzheim | Germany | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Saarbrücken to Wiesbaden | Germany | 130 km (81 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| Saarbrücken to London | United Kingdom | 565 km (351 mi) | about 8 h 37 min |
| Saarbrücken to Berlin | Germany | 579 km (360 mi) | about 8 h 50 min |
| Saarbrücken to Madrid | Spain | 1,292 km (803 mi) | about 19 h 42 min |
| Saarbrücken to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,684 km (1,047 mi) | about 25 h 41 min |
| Saarbrücken to Rome | Italy | 921 km (572 mi) | about 14 h 3 min |
| Saarbrücken to Paris | France | 342 km (213 mi) | about 5 h 13 min |
| Saarbrücken to Hamburg | Germany | 523 km (325 mi) | about 7 h 58 min |
| Saarbrücken to Bucharest | Romania | 1,543 km (958 mi) | about 23 h 31 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 Saarbrücken?
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.