Car hire and driving in Venlo
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In The Netherlands traffic drives on the right. Picking up at NRN means 26 km (16 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Venlo
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venlo to Krefeld | Germany | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Venlo to Mönchengladbach | Germany | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Venlo to Moers | Germany | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Venlo to Neuss | Germany | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Venlo to Duisburg | Germany | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Venlo to Düsseldorf | Germany | 46 km (28 mi) | about 42 min |
| Venlo to Eindhoven | The Netherlands | 49 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Venlo to Oberhausen | Germany | 50 km (31 mi) | about 45 min |
| Venlo to Mülheim | Germany | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Venlo to Bottrop | Germany | 55 km (34 mi) | about 51 min |
| Venlo to Nijmegen | The Netherlands | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Venlo to Essen | Germany | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Venlo to London | United Kingdom | 436 km (271 mi) | about 6 h 39 min |
| Venlo to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,774 km (1,102 mi) | about 27 h 3 min |
| Venlo to Berlin | Germany | 512 km (318 mi) | about 7 h 49 min |
| Venlo to Madrid | Spain | 1,435 km (892 mi) | about 21 h 53 min |
| Venlo to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,703 km (1,058 mi) | about 25 h 58 min |
| Venlo to Rome | Italy | 1,159 km (720 mi) | about 17 h 40 min |
| Venlo to Paris | France | 390 km (243 mi) | about 5 h 57 min |
| Venlo to Hamburg | Germany | 355 km (220 mi) | about 5 h 25 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 Venlo?
The right, as everywhere in The Netherlands.
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.