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Taranto · Italy

Car hire and driving in Taranto

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

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In Italy traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BDS means 63 km (39 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11185210 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804.

Drives from Taranto

Car rental from Taranto: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Taranto to BariItaly80 km (49 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Taranto to FoggiaItaly180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Taranto to VlorëAlbania189 km (118 mi)about 2 h 53 min
Taranto to SalernoItaly209 km (130 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Taranto to DurrësAlbania209 km (130 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Taranto to TiranaAlbania236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Taranto to ElbasanAlbania249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Taranto to NaplesItaly255 km (158 mi)about 3 h 53 min
Taranto to PodgoricaMontenegro277 km (172 mi)about 4 h 13 min
Taranto to MessinaItaly291 km (181 mi)about 4 h 27 min
Taranto to Reggio CalabriaItaly295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Taranto to MostarBosnia and Herzegovina323 km (201 mi)about 4 h 56 min
Taranto to IstanbulTurkey987 km (613 mi)about 15 h 3 min
Taranto to AnkaraTurkey1,325 km (824 mi)about 20 h 13 min
Taranto to BerlinGermany1,372 km (853 mi)about 20 h 56 min
Taranto to MadridSpain1,769 km (1,099 mi)about 26 h 58 min
Taranto to BursaTurkey1,001 km (622 mi)about 15 h 16 min
Taranto to KyivUkraine1,514 km (941 mi)about 23 h 5 min
Taranto to İzmirTurkey879 km (546 mi)about 13 h 24 min
Taranto to RomeItaly427 km (265 mi)about 6 h 31 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 Taranto?

The right, as everywhere in Italy.

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.