Luebeck Car Rental Guide
On this page, you can find information concerning car rental both in Luebeck airport and downtown. You will also find some useful facts to help you with car rental and driving in Germany, in general.
Rental Restrictions
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: ambulance: 112
Road Tolls
In Germany, there are no road tolls for cars.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Germany
Car – das Auto
Car rental – Autovermietung
Road – die Autostrasse
To drive – fahren
About Luebeck
Luebeck is a glorious mediaeval town that has maintained its original flair and demonstrates to its visitors a perfect impression of an old Hanseatic town – narrow cobbled streets, brick churches, scenic backyards. It lies on the Trave River.
Luebeck is a major port and a commercial and industrial centre. It is off the tourist trail and thus a quiet alternative to the more spectacular attractions in the south. The old town was heavily bombed in World War II, but has been rebuilt and still displays the town’s charm today. While in Luebeck, you should not miss the lovely Puppet Theatre.
Area: 298 sq km
Population: 220,000
Country: Germany
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 451
Monetary unit: Euro
