Car hire and driving in Solingen
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 DUS means 26 km (16 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 Solingen
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solingen to Neuss | Germany | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Solingen to Köln | Germany | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Solingen to Essen | Germany | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Solingen to Mülheim | Germany | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Solingen to Hagen | Germany | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Solingen to Bochum | Germany | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Solingen to Duisburg | Germany | 36 km (23 mi) | about 33 min |
| Solingen to Gelsenkirchen | Germany | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Solingen to Oberhausen | Germany | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Solingen to Bottrop | Germany | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Solingen to Krefeld | Germany | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Solingen to Herne | Germany | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Solingen to London | United Kingdom | 502 km (312 mi) | about 7 h 39 min |
| Solingen to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,742 km (1,082 mi) | about 26 h 34 min |
| Solingen to Berlin | Germany | 460 km (286 mi) | about 7 h 1 min |
| Solingen to Madrid | Spain | 1,456 km (905 mi) | about 22 h 12 min |
| Solingen to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,642 km (1,020 mi) | about 25 h 2 min |
| Solingen to Rome | Italy | 1,112 km (691 mi) | about 16 h 57 min |
| Solingen to Paris | France | 425 km (264 mi) | about 6 h 29 min |
| Solingen to Hamburg | Germany | 330 km (205 mi) | about 5 h 2 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 Solingen?
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.