Kiel Car Rental Guide
On this page, you will find information concerning car rental in Kiel. The page will also introduce you to the car rental and driving restrictions of Germany.
Rental Traditions
Driving restrictions
The minimum age of a driver is 17 years. Children must be at least 12 years of age to sit in the front. Children under 12 must either sit in the rear of the vehicle or, if in the front, be in a child seat. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
Automatic cameras are used to catch traffic violators. The parking ticket will be posted to the offender.
It is illegal to drive with the parking lights only, but low beams must used during bad weather. Motorcyclists must drive with headlights on at all times.
You are considered parked if you leave your car or stop for 3 minutes, unless you are loading or unloading the vehicle. You are not allowed to park within 5 metres of a pedestrian crossing or intersection, within 10 metres of a traffic light or stop/yield sign if that might obstruct the view of the sign. When parking, you must leave at least 3 metres between your vehicle and the middle of the street or the nearest lane divider.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| Expressways | 100-unlimited KM/H |
| Outside the City | 90 KM/H |
| In the City | 50 KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police: 110
Fire Brigade and Ambulance: 112
Road Tolls
Germany has no road tolls for cars.
Some useful expressions for tourists travelling in Berlin
Car – das Auto
Car rental – Autovermietung
Road – die Autostrasse
To drive – fahren
About Kiel
The city of Kiel was founded in the 13 th century. It was heavily damaged during World War II and then rebuilt after that. Its central shopping and commercial district, the streets of which are only used by pedestrians, is a model of city planning. The older part of the city includes the Church of St. Nicholas and many cultural facilities. There are hardly any historic buildings in Kiel, but modern architecture flourishes in the city. One of the major sightseeing spots is the Kiel canal with its giant locks. Kiel has many museums, but the most interesting one is the open air museum of Schleswig-Holstein.
Area: 43 sq km
Population: 243,000
Country: Germany
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 431
Monetary unit: Euro
