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Wolfsburg · Germany

Car hire and driving in Wolfsburg

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 HAJ means 74 km (46 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 Wolfsburg

Car rental from Wolfsburg: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Wolfsburg to SalzgitterGermany38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Wolfsburg to HildesheimGermany64 km (40 mi)about 58 min
Wolfsburg to MagdeburgGermany67 km (41 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Wolfsburg to HannoverGermany71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Wolfsburg to GöttingenGermany115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Wolfsburg to Halle (Saale)Germany133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Wolfsburg to HamburgGermany136 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Wolfsburg to BremenGermany151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Wolfsburg to KasselGermany151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Wolfsburg to PotsdamGermany155 km (97 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Wolfsburg to BielefeldGermany159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Wolfsburg to PaderbornGermany159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Wolfsburg to MoscowRussia1,777 km (1,104 mi)about 27 h 6 min
Wolfsburg to LondonUnited Kingdom753 km (468 mi)about 11 h 29 min
Wolfsburg to Saint PetersburgRussia1,461 km (908 mi)about 22 h 17 min
Wolfsburg to BerlinGermany179 km (111 mi)about 2 h 44 min
Wolfsburg to MadridSpain1,730 km (1,075 mi)about 26 h 23 min
Wolfsburg to KyivUkraine1,382 km (859 mi)about 21 h 4 min
Wolfsburg to RomeItaly1,178 km (732 mi)about 17 h 58 min
Wolfsburg to ParisFrance714 km (444 mi)about 10 h 53 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 Wolfsburg?

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.