MilometryDeutschland · Kilometerpauschale (Reisekosten)
Mileage rates in Germany
The Kilometerpauschale for business travel by car is 30 cents a kilometre, for every kilometre driven. Commuting is different: the Entfernungspauschale counts one way only, at 38 cents a kilometre from the first kilometre from 2026.
What applies now
| Band | Rate |
|---|---|
| Every kilometre | 30 cents |
How a claim is worked out
Take 12.000 kilometres of business travel in Germany. The bands apply in order, so each one is charged at its own rate rather than the whole distance at the top rate.
| Band | Distance | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every kilometre | 12.000 | 30 cents | 3.600,00 € |
| Total | 3.600,00 € | ||
Quick answers
What is the mileage rate in Germany?
30 cents per business kilometre, from the first one. Published by: the Finanzamt. The Kilometerpauschale for business travel by car is 30 cents a kilometre, for every kilometre driven. Commuting is different: the Entfernungspauschale counts one way only, at 38 cents a kilometre from the first kilometre from 2026. Checked against the source on 27 September 2026.
When did the rate in Germany last change?
The current figures apply from 1 Jan 2014.
What does 12.000 kilometres of business travel come to in Germany?
3.600,00 € at the rates above. It is an estimate, and not tax advice.
Who publishes the rate for Germany?
The Finanzamt. Lohnsteuer-Handbuch 2026: Fahrtkosten als Reisekosten; Lohnsteuer-Handbuch 2026: Entfernungspauschalen; Steuerliche Behandlung von Reisekosten 2026 (BMF); Steueränderungsgesetz 2025 (Bundesregierung).
Where these figures come from
- Lohnsteuer-Handbuch 2026: Fahrtkosten als ReisekostenThe per-kilometre rate for business travel in your own car.
- Lohnsteuer-Handbuch 2026: EntfernungspauschalenThe separate commuting allowance, and the 2026 increase.
- Steuerliche Behandlung von Reisekosten 2026 (BMF)The ministry circular that sets this year’s travel-cost treatment.
- Steueränderungsgesetz 2025 (Bundesregierung)The 2026 change: 38 cents from the first kilometre for commuting.
Rates move. If yours has and this page has not, the other countries are here.
Other countries
- United Kingdom55p per business mile, banded to 25p past 10,000
- IrelandThe civil service motor travel rates, by engine size and distance
- United States76 cents per business mile, with no threshold
- Canada73 cents per business kilometre, then 67 cents past 5,000
- Australia91 cents per business kilometre, capped at 5,000
- New Zealand$1.20 per business kilometre, then 37 cents past 14,000
- Österreich50 cents per business kilometre, capped at 30,000 km
- België0.4452 euro per business kilometre for 1 October to 31 December 2026, reindexed quarterly
- España26 cents per business kilometre, tax free
- Nederland25 cents per business kilometre, untaxed
- FranceThe barème kilométrique, by fiscal horsepower and distance
- 日本Whatever rate your employer sets, as there is no national one