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Aktobe · Kazakhstan

Car hire and driving in Aktobe

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

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In Kazakhstan traffic drives on the right. Picking up at AKX 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/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648798.

Drives from Aktobe

Car rental from Aktobe: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Aktobe to OralKazakhstan420 km (261 mi)about 6 h 25 min
Aktobe to RudnyyKazakhstan505 km (314 mi)about 7 h 42 min
Aktobe to AtyrauKazakhstan526 km (327 mi)about 8 h 2 min
Aktobe to KostanayKazakhstan549 km (341 mi)about 8 h 22 min
Aktobe to ZhezqazghanKazakhstan813 km (505 mi)about 12 h 24 min
Aktobe to ZhanaozenKazakhstan839 km (521 mi)about 12 h 48 min
Aktobe to AktauKazakhstan866 km (538 mi)about 13 h 12 min
Aktobe to KyzylordaKazakhstan866 km (538 mi)about 13 h 13 min
Aktobe to KokshetauKazakhstan901 km (560 mi)about 13 h 44 min
Aktobe to PetropavlKazakhstan953 km (592 mi)about 14 h 32 min
Aktobe to AstanaKazakhstan1,006 km (625 mi)about 15 h 20 min
Aktobe to TemirtauKazakhstan1,120 km (696 mi)about 17 h 5 min
Aktobe to AlmatyKazakhstan1,685 km (1,047 mi)about 25 h 42 min
Aktobe to ShymkentKazakhstan1,298 km (806 mi)about 19 h 47 min
Aktobe to KaragandyKazakhstan1,134 km (705 mi)about 17 h 18 min
Aktobe to TarazKazakhstan1,355 km (842 mi)about 20 h 40 min
Aktobe to PavlodarKazakhstan1,388 km (862 mi)about 21 h 10 min
Aktobe to SemeyKazakhstan1,628 km (1,012 mi)about 24 h 50 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

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Common questions

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

The right, as everywhere in Kazakhstan.

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.