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Cherkessk · Russia

Car hire and driving in Cherkessk

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 MRV means 83 km (52 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 Cherkessk

Car rental from Cherkessk: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Cherkessk to NevinnomysskRussia46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Cherkessk to KislovodskRussia64 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Cherkessk to PyatigorskRussia82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Cherkessk to StavropolRussia90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Cherkessk to ArmavirRussia113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Cherkessk to NalchikRussia150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Cherkessk to MaykopRussia160 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Cherkessk to SochiRussia199 km (123 mi)about 3 h 2 min
Cherkessk to NazranRussia246 km (153 mi)about 3 h 45 min
Cherkessk to VladikavkazRussia249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Cherkessk to KrasnodarRussia259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Cherkessk to ElistaRussia289 km (180 mi)about 4 h 25 min
Cherkessk to IstanbulTurkey1,128 km (701 mi)about 17 h 12 min
Cherkessk to MoscowRussia1,320 km (820 mi)about 20 h 8 min
Cherkessk to AnkaraTurkey896 km (557 mi)about 13 h 40 min
Cherkessk to BursaTurkey1,158 km (719 mi)about 17 h 39 min
Cherkessk to KyivUkraine1,109 km (689 mi)about 16 h 54 min
Cherkessk to İzmirTurkey1,400 km (870 mi)about 21 h 21 min
Cherkessk to GaziantepTurkey888 km (552 mi)about 13 h 33 min
Cherkessk to BucharestRomania1,266 km (787 mi)about 19 h 19 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 Cherkessk?

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.