Car hire and driving in İzmit
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Turkey traffic drives on the right. Picking up at SAW means 54 km (34 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25743529.
Drives from İzmit
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| İzmit to Adapazarı | Turkey | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| İzmit to Gebze | Turkey | 42 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| İzmit to Sultanbeyli | Turkey | 60 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| İzmit to Sancaktepe | Turkey | 64 km (40 mi) | about 59 min |
| İzmit to Maltepe | Turkey | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| İzmit to Ataşehir | Turkey | 73 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| İzmit to Umraniye | Turkey | 73 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| İzmit to Üsküdar | Turkey | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| İzmit to İnegol | Turkey | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| İzmit to Şişli | Turkey | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| İzmit to Istanbul | Turkey | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| İzmit to Fatih | Turkey | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| İzmit to Ankara | Turkey | 265 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| İzmit to Bursa | Turkey | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| İzmit to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,078 km (670 mi) | about 16 h 27 min |
| İzmit to İzmir | Turkey | 354 km (220 mi) | about 5 h 24 min |
| İzmit to Rome | Italy | 1,457 km (906 mi) | about 22 h 13 min |
| İzmit to Gaziantep | Turkey | 765 km (475 mi) | about 11 h 40 min |
| İzmit to Bucharest | Romania | 514 km (319 mi) | about 7 h 50 min |
| İzmit to Diyarbakır | Turkey | 939 km (584 mi) | about 14 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 İzmit?
The right, as everywhere in Turkey.
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.