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Trier · Germany

Car hire and driving in Trier

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 LUX means 34 km (21 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 Trier

Car rental from Trier: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Trier to LuxembourgLuxembourg40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Trier to SaarbrückenGermany64 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Trier to MetzFrance78 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Trier to KoblenzGermany94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Trier to BonnGermany114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Trier to AachenGermany120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Trier to MainzGermany120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Trier to WiesbadenGermany121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Trier to NancyFrance124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Trier to LiègeBelgium124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Trier to KölnGermany133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Trier to Ludwigshafen am RheinGermany134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Trier to LondonUnited Kingdom515 km (320 mi)about 7 h 51 min
Trier to BerlinGermany564 km (350 mi)about 8 h 36 min
Trier to MadridSpain1,316 km (817 mi)about 20 h 4 min
Trier to KyivUkraine1,698 km (1,055 mi)about 25 h 54 min
Trier to RomeItaly985 km (612 mi)about 15 h 1 min
Trier to ParisFrance327 km (203 mi)about 4 h 59 min
Trier to HamburgGermany481 km (299 mi)about 7 h 20 min
Trier to BucharestRomania1,582 km (983 mi)about 24 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

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Common questions

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

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 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.