Car hire and driving in Szczecin
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Poland traffic drives on the right. Picking up at SZZ means 29 km (18 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648827 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648832.
Drives from Szczecin
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Szczecin to Gorzów Wielkopolski | Poland | 89 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Szczecin to Berlin | Germany | 126 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Szczecin to Koszalin | Poland | 136 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 5 min |
| Szczecin to Potsdam | Germany | 152 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| Szczecin to Rostock | Germany | 175 km (109 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Szczecin to Zielona Góra | Poland | 178 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 43 min |
| Szczecin to Poznań | Poland | 196 km (122 mi) | about 2 h 59 min |
| Szczecin to Bydgoszcz | Poland | 232 km (144 mi) | about 3 h 32 min |
| Szczecin to Magdeburg | Germany | 244 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 43 min |
| Szczecin to Lübeck | Germany | 259 km (161 mi) | about 3 h 57 min |
| Szczecin to Malmö | Sweden | 262 km (163 mi) | about 4 h |
| Szczecin to Legnica | Poland | 270 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 7 min |
| Szczecin to Istanbul | Turkey | 1,750 km (1,088 mi) | about 26 h 42 min |
| Szczecin to Moscow | Russia | 1,501 km (933 mi) | about 22 h 53 min |
| Szczecin to London | United Kingdom | 1,015 km (631 mi) | about 15 h 29 min |
| Szczecin to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,199 km (745 mi) | about 18 h 17 min |
| Szczecin to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,141 km (709 mi) | about 17 h 24 min |
| Szczecin to Rome | Italy | 1,292 km (803 mi) | about 19 h 42 min |
| Szczecin to Paris | France | 990 km (615 mi) | about 15 h 6 min |
| Szczecin to Hamburg | Germany | 302 km (188 mi) | about 4 h 36 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 Szczecin?
The right, as everywhere in Poland.
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.