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Stuttgart · Germany

Car hire and driving in Stuttgart

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Germany traffic drives on the right. Picking up at STR means 11 km (7 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 Stuttgart

Car rental from Stuttgart: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Stuttgart to ReutlingenGermany32 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Stuttgart to PforzheimGermany37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Stuttgart to HeilbronnGermany40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Stuttgart to KarlsruheGermany62 km (38 mi)about 57 min
Stuttgart to UlmGermany74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Stuttgart to HeidelbergGermany78 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Stuttgart to MannheimGermany94 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Stuttgart to Ludwigshafen am RheinGermany94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Stuttgart to StrasbourgFrance107 km (67 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Stuttgart to WürzburgGermany126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 55 min
Stuttgart to DarmstadtGermany127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Stuttgart to FreiburgGermany131 km (82 mi)about 2 h
Stuttgart to IstanbulTurkey1,773 km (1,102 mi)about 27 h 3 min
Stuttgart to LondonUnited Kingdom728 km (453 mi)about 11 h 6 min
Stuttgart to BerlinGermany512 km (318 mi)about 7 h 48 min
Stuttgart to MadridSpain1,377 km (856 mi)about 21 h
Stuttgart to KyivUkraine1,544 km (959 mi)about 23 h 32 min
Stuttgart to RomeItaly809 km (503 mi)about 12 h 20 min
Stuttgart to ParisFrance500 km (311 mi)about 7 h 37 min
Stuttgart to HamburgGermany533 km (331 mi)about 8 h 8 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Auto EuropeA broker specialising in Europe, often with clearer all-in pricing for US renters.Get European rates on Auto Europe (opens www.autoeurope.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Stuttgart?

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.