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Kerch · Ukraine

Car hire and driving in Kerch

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

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In Ukraine traffic drives on the right. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648798.

Drives from Kerch

Car rental from Kerch: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kerch to NovorossiyskRussia123 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Kerch to BerdyanskUkraine157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Kerch to MelitopolUkraine186 km (116 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Kerch to SimferopolUkraine191 km (118 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Kerch to KrasnodarRussia199 km (124 mi)about 3 h 2 min
Kerch to MariupolUkraine210 km (130 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Kerch to YevpatoriyaUkraine244 km (152 mi)about 3 h 43 min
Kerch to SevastopolUkraine247 km (153 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Kerch to TaganrogRussia280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Kerch to NikopolUkraine293 km (182 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Kerch to ZaporizhzhyaUkraine296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 31 min
Kerch to MaykopRussia297 km (185 mi)about 4 h 32 min
Kerch to IstanbulTurkey778 km (483 mi)about 11 h 51 min
Kerch to MoscowRussia1,159 km (720 mi)about 17 h 40 min
Kerch to AnkaraTurkey673 km (418 mi)about 10 h 16 min
Kerch to BursaTurkey833 km (518 mi)about 12 h 43 min
Kerch to KyivUkraine719 km (447 mi)about 10 h 58 min
Kerch to İzmirTurkey1,091 km (678 mi)about 16 h 38 min
Kerch to GaziantepTurkey926 km (575 mi)about 14 h 7 min
Kerch to BucharestRomania823 km (511 mi)about 12 h 33 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 Kerch?

The right, as everywhere in Ukraine.

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.