Car hire and driving in Chita
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Russia traffic drives on the right. Picking up at HTA means 13 km (8 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 Chita
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chita to Ulan-Ude | Russia | 405 km (251 mi) | about 6 h 10 min |
| Chita to Irkutsk | Russia | 628 km (390 mi) | about 9 h 34 min |
| Chita to Angarsk | Russia | 653 km (406 mi) | about 9 h 58 min |
| Chita to Bratsk | Russia | 897 km (557 mi) | about 13 h 40 min |
| Chita to Ust’-Ilimsk | Russia | 955 km (593 mi) | about 14 h 34 min |
| Chita to Blagoveshchensk | Russia | 997 km (619 mi) | about 15 h 12 min |
| Chita to Kansk | Russia | 1,243 km (772 mi) | about 18 h 57 min |
| Chita to Kyzyl | Russia | 1,305 km (811 mi) | about 19 h 54 min |
| Chita to Krasnoyarsk | Russia | 1,408 km (875 mi) | about 21 h 28 min |
| Chita to Yakutsk | Russia | 1,474 km (916 mi) | about 22 h 29 min |
| Chita to Abakan | Russia | 1,486 km (924 mi) | about 22 h 40 min |
| Chita to Achinsk | Russia | 1,560 km (970 mi) | about 23 h 48 min |
| Chita to Khabarovsk | Russia | 1,580 km (982 mi) | about 24 h 6 min |
| Chita to Vladivostok | Russia | 1,692 km (1,051 mi) | about 25 h 48 min |
| Chita to Novokuznetsk | Russia | 1,768 km (1,098 mi) | about 26 h 57 min |
| Chita to Komsomolsk-on-Amur | Russia | 1,636 km (1,017 mi) | about 24 h 57 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 Chita?
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.