Jamel is located at the end of a secondary road departing from the Bundesstraße 105 [de], between Gägelow (7 km (4.3 mi) far, in the east) and Grevesmühlen (11 km (6.8 mi) far in the west). It is 17 km (11 mi) from Wismar, 44 km (27 mi) from Schwerin and 60 km (37 mi) from Lübeck.