Car hire and driving in Vatican City
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Vatican traffic drives on the right. Picking up at CIA means 16 km (10 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Vatican City
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vatican City to Terni | Italy | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Vatican City to Perugia | Italy | 135 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Vatican City to Pescara | Italy | 157 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| Vatican City to Arezzo | Italy | 180 km (112 mi) | about 2 h 44 min |
| Vatican City to Naples | Italy | 191 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Vatican City to San Marino | San Marino | 226 km (141 mi) | about 3 h 27 min |
| Vatican City to Florence | Italy | 231 km (143 mi) | about 3 h 31 min |
| Vatican City to Salerno | Italy | 238 km (148 mi) | about 3 h 38 min |
| Vatican City to Rimini | Italy | 240 km (149 mi) | about 3 h 39 min |
| Vatican City to Prato | Italy | 246 km (153 mi) | about 3 h 45 min |
| Vatican City to Livorno | Italy | 252 km (157 mi) | about 3 h 51 min |
| Vatican City to Forlì | Italy | 260 km (162 mi) | about 3 h 58 min |
| Vatican City to Istanbul | Turkey | 1,376 km (855 mi) | about 20 h 59 min |
| Vatican City to London | United Kingdom | 1,432 km (890 mi) | about 21 h 50 min |
| Vatican City to Ankara | Turkey | 1,724 km (1,071 mi) | about 26 h 18 min |
| Vatican City to Berlin | Germany | 1,183 km (735 mi) | about 18 h 3 min |
| Vatican City to Madrid | Spain | 1,361 km (845 mi) | about 20 h 45 min |
| Vatican City to Bursa | Turkey | 1,403 km (872 mi) | about 21 h 24 min |
| Vatican City to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,678 km (1,043 mi) | about 25 h 35 min |
| Vatican City to İzmir | Turkey | 1,305 km (811 mi) | about 19 h 54 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 Vatican City?
The right, as everywhere in Vatican.
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.