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Kastamonu · Turkey

Car hire and driving in Kastamonu

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Turkey traffic drives on the right. Picking up at KFS means 7 km (4 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 Kastamonu

Car rental from Kastamonu: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kastamonu to KarabükTurkey98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Kastamonu to ÇorumTurkey135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Kastamonu to ZonguldakTurkey165 km (103 mi)about 2 h 31 min
Kastamonu to KırıkkaleTurkey172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 37 min
Kastamonu to ÇankayaTurkey180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 44 min
Kastamonu to AnkaraTurkey180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Kastamonu to AmasyaTurkey191 km (118 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Kastamonu to GölbaşıTurkey194 km (121 mi)about 2 h 58 min
Kastamonu to BoluTurkey195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 59 min
Kastamonu to SamsunTurkey214 km (133 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Kastamonu to TurhalTurkey223 km (139 mi)about 3 h 24 min
Kastamonu to DüzceTurkey227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Kastamonu to IstanbulTurkey406 km (252 mi)about 6 h 11 min
Kastamonu to BursaTurkey418 km (260 mi)about 6 h 23 min
Kastamonu to KyivUkraine1,040 km (646 mi)about 15 h 51 min
Kastamonu to İzmirTurkey655 km (407 mi)about 9 h 59 min
Kastamonu to RomeItaly1,764 km (1,096 mi)about 26 h 54 min
Kastamonu to GaziantepTurkey572 km (355 mi)about 8 h 43 min
Kastamonu to BucharestRomania711 km (442 mi)about 10 h 50 min
Kastamonu to DiyarbakırTurkey672 km (418 mi)about 10 h 15 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 Kastamonu?

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 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.