Car hire and driving in Donostia / San Sebastián
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Spain traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BIO means 76 km (47 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648909 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648910.
Drives from Donostia / San Sebastián
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Pamplona | Spain | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Gasteiz / Vitoria | Spain | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Bilbao | Spain | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Barakaldo | Spain | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Logroño | Spain | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Santander | Spain | 149 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Burgos | Spain | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Bordeaux | France | 203 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 6 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Zaragoza | Spain | 205 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 8 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Toulouse | France | 278 km (173 mi) | about 4 h 14 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Lleida | Spain | 284 km (177 mi) | about 4 h 20 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Valladolid | Spain | 291 km (181 mi) | about 4 h 26 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to London | United Kingdom | 922 km (573 mi) | about 14 h 3 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Berlin | Germany | 1,532 km (952 mi) | about 23 h 22 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Madrid | Spain | 352 km (219 mi) | about 5 h 22 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Rome | Italy | 1,195 km (742 mi) | about 18 h 13 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Paris | France | 700 km (435 mi) | about 10 h 41 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Hamburg | Germany | 1,437 km (893 mi) | about 21 h 55 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Budapest | Hungary | 1,699 km (1,056 mi) | about 25 h 55 min |
| Donostia / San Sebastián to Vienna | Austria | 1,519 km (944 mi) | about 23 h 10 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
We take no bookings for these providers and hold no reservation with them. The provider you choose handles payment, confirmation, changes and refunds. How that works.
Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Donostia / San Sebastián?
The right, as everywhere in Spain.
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.