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Abakan · Russia

Car hire and driving in Abakan

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Russia traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ABA means 4 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24233148 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.

Drives from Abakan

Car rental from Abakan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Abakan to MezhdurechenskRussia221 km (138 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Abakan to KrasnoyarskRussia276 km (171 mi)about 4 h 12 min
Abakan to NovokuznetskRussia282 km (175 mi)about 4 h 18 min
Abakan to AchinskRussia290 km (180 mi)about 4 h 25 min
Abakan to KyzylRussia301 km (187 mi)about 4 h 36 min
Abakan to Prokop’yevskRussia310 km (192 mi)about 4 h 43 min
Abakan to KiselëvskRussia314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 min
Abakan to Leninsk-KuznetskyRussia357 km (222 mi)about 5 h 27 min
Abakan to KemerovoRussia389 km (241 mi)about 5 h 56 min
Abakan to KanskRussia389 km (242 mi)about 5 h 56 min
Abakan to BiyskRussia436 km (271 mi)about 6 h 39 min
Abakan to BarnaulRussia510 km (317 mi)about 7 h 47 min
Abakan to NovosibirskRussia569 km (353 mi)about 8 h 40 min
Abakan to OmskRussia1,175 km (730 mi)about 17 h 55 min
Abakan to TyumenRussia1,667 km (1,036 mi)about 25 h 25 min
Abakan to IrkutskRussia874 km (543 mi)about 13 h 20 min
Abakan to TomskRussia513 km (319 mi)about 7 h 50 min
Abakan to Ulan-UdeRussia1,106 km (687 mi)about 16 h 52 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Abakan?

The right, as everywhere in Russia.

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.