Car hire and driving in Ulm
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Germany traffic drives on the right. Picking up at FMM means 49 km (30 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 Ulm
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulm to Reutlingen | Germany | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Ulm to Augsburg | Germany | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Ulm to Stuttgart | Germany | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Ulm to Heilbronn | Germany | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Ulm to Pforzheim | Germany | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Ulm to Ingolstadt | Germany | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Ulm to Munich | Germany | 121 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Ulm to Karlsruhe | Germany | 135 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Ulm to Winterthur | Switzerland | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 5 min |
| Ulm to Fürth | Germany | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 8 min |
| Ulm to Nuremberg | Germany | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Ulm to Vaduz | Liechtenstein | 144 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 12 min |
| Ulm to Istanbul | Turkey | 1,702 km (1,058 mi) | about 25 h 57 min |
| Ulm to London | United Kingdom | 801 km (498 mi) | about 12 h 13 min |
| Ulm to Berlin | Germany | 519 km (322 mi) | about 7 h 54 min |
| Ulm to Madrid | Spain | 1,400 km (870 mi) | about 21 h 21 min |
| Ulm to Bursa | Turkey | 1,763 km (1,096 mi) | about 26 h 53 min |
| Ulm to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,498 km (931 mi) | about 22 h 50 min |
| Ulm to İzmir | Turkey | 1,768 km (1,099 mi) | about 26 h 58 min |
| Ulm to Rome | Italy | 750 km (466 mi) | about 11 h 26 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 Ulm?
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.