Car hire and driving in Stockholm
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Sweden traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ARN means 36 km (22 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Stockholm
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm to Uppsala | Sweden | 64 km (40 mi) | about 58 min |
| Stockholm to Västerås | Sweden | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Stockholm to Örebro | Sweden | 163 km (101 mi) | about 2 h 29 min |
| Stockholm to Linköping | Sweden | 174 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| Stockholm to Turku | Finland | 265 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Stockholm to Jönköping | Sweden | 285 km (177 mi) | about 4 h 21 min |
| Stockholm to Tallinn | Estonia | 379 km (235 mi) | about 5 h 46 min |
| Stockholm to Espoo | Finland | 381 km (237 mi) | about 5 h 49 min |
| Stockholm to Helsinki | Finland | 396 km (246 mi) | about 6 h 2 min |
| Stockholm to Tampere | Finland | 396 km (246 mi) | about 6 h 2 min |
| Stockholm to Gothenburg | Sweden | 397 km (247 mi) | about 6 h 4 min |
| Stockholm to Vantaa | Finland | 404 km (251 mi) | about 6 h 10 min |
| Stockholm to Moscow | Russia | 1,227 km (763 mi) | about 18 h 43 min |
| Stockholm to London | United Kingdom | 1,433 km (890 mi) | about 21 h 51 min |
| Stockholm to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 691 km (429 mi) | about 10 h 32 min |
| Stockholm to Berlin | Germany | 810 km (503 mi) | about 12 h 21 min |
| Stockholm to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,264 km (785 mi) | about 19 h 17 min |
| Stockholm to Paris | France | 1,544 km (959 mi) | about 23 h 33 min |
| Stockholm to Hamburg | Germany | 811 km (504 mi) | about 12 h 22 min |
| Stockholm to Minsk | Belarus | 836 km (520 mi) | about 12 h 45 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 Stockholm?
The right, as everywhere in Sweden.
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.