Car hire and driving in Kaluga
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. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24233148 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.
Drives from Kaluga
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaluga to Obninsk | Russia | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Kaluga to Serpukhov | Russia | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Kaluga to Tula | Russia | 95 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Kaluga to Podolsk | Russia | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Kaluga to Novo-Peredelkino | Russia | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Kaluga to Odintsovo | Russia | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Kaluga to Novomoskovsk | Russia | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Kaluga to Cherëmushki | Russia | 151 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 18 min |
| Kaluga to Moscow | Russia | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Kaluga to Lyubertsy | Russia | 164 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 30 min |
| Kaluga to Khimki | Russia | 169 km (105 mi) | about 2 h 35 min |
| Kaluga to Zelenograd | Russia | 171 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Kaluga to Istanbul | Turkey | 1,597 km (993 mi) | about 24 h 22 min |
| Kaluga to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 699 km (435 mi) | about 10 h 40 min |
| Kaluga to Berlin | Germany | 1,520 km (945 mi) | about 23 h 11 min |
| Kaluga to Kyiv | Ukraine | 597 km (371 mi) | about 9 h 6 min |
| Kaluga to Hamburg | Germany | 1,709 km (1,062 mi) | about 26 h 4 min |
| Kaluga to Bucharest | Romania | 1,339 km (832 mi) | about 20 h 25 min |
| Kaluga to Minsk | Belarus | 570 km (354 mi) | about 8 h 41 min |
| Kaluga to Budapest | Hungary | 1,431 km (889 mi) | about 21 h 49 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Kaluga?
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.