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Chelyabinsk · Russia

Car hire and driving in Chelyabinsk

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 CEK means 17 km (11 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 Chelyabinsk

Car rental from Chelyabinsk: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Chelyabinsk to MiassRussia85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Chelyabinsk to ZlatoustRussia113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Chelyabinsk to Kamensk-Ural’skiyRussia142 km (88 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Chelyabinsk to YekaterinburgRussia195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 59 min
Chelyabinsk to PervouralskRussia215 km (133 mi)about 3 h 17 min
Chelyabinsk to KurganRussia250 km (155 mi)about 3 h 49 min
Chelyabinsk to MagnitogorskRussia251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Chelyabinsk to Nizhny TagilRussia320 km (199 mi)about 4 h 52 min
Chelyabinsk to TyumenRussia337 km (209 mi)about 5 h 8 min
Chelyabinsk to UfaRussia352 km (219 mi)about 5 h 22 min
Chelyabinsk to SterlitamakRussia393 km (244 mi)about 5 h 59 min
Chelyabinsk to SalavatRussia409 km (254 mi)about 6 h 14 min
Chelyabinsk to MoscowRussia1,495 km (929 mi)about 22 h 48 min
Chelyabinsk to NovosibirskRussia1,363 km (847 mi)about 20 h 47 min
Chelyabinsk to KharkivUkraine1,785 km (1,109 mi)about 27 h 13 min
Chelyabinsk to Nizhniy NovgorodRussia1,095 km (681 mi)about 16 h 42 min
Chelyabinsk to KazanRussia778 km (483 mi)about 11 h 52 min
Chelyabinsk to OmskRussia759 km (472 mi)about 11 h 35 min
Chelyabinsk to SamaraRussia765 km (476 mi)about 11 h 40 min
Chelyabinsk to Rostov-on-DonRussia1,742 km (1,082 mi)about 26 h 34 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 Chelyabinsk?

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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.