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Kokshetau · Kazakhstan

Car hire and driving in Kokshetau

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

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In Kazakhstan traffic drives on the right. Picking up at KOV means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648798.

Drives from Kokshetau

Car rental from Kokshetau: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kokshetau to PetropavlKazakhstan177 km (110 mi)about 2 h 42 min
Kokshetau to AstanaKazakhstan273 km (169 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Kokshetau to KostanayKazakhstan384 km (238 mi)about 5 h 51 min
Kokshetau to RudnyyKazakhstan420 km (261 mi)about 6 h 25 min
Kokshetau to TemirtauKazakhstan435 km (270 mi)about 6 h 38 min
Kokshetau to EkibastuzKazakhstan437 km (272 mi)about 6 h 40 min
Kokshetau to KaragandyKazakhstan464 km (289 mi)about 7 h 5 min
Kokshetau to PavlodarKazakhstan521 km (324 mi)about 7 h 57 min
Kokshetau to ZhezqazghanKazakhstan622 km (386 mi)about 9 h 29 min
Kokshetau to SemeyKazakhstan810 km (503 mi)about 12 h 21 min
Kokshetau to AktobeKazakhstan901 km (560 mi)about 13 h 44 min
Kokshetau to KyzylordaKazakhstan979 km (608 mi)about 14 h 56 min
Kokshetau to AlmatyKazakhstan1,245 km (774 mi)about 18 h 59 min
Kokshetau to ShymkentKazakhstan1,220 km (758 mi)about 18 h 37 min
Kokshetau to TarazKazakhstan1,164 km (723 mi)about 17 h 45 min
Kokshetau to OralKazakhstan1,240 km (771 mi)about 18 h 55 min
Kokshetau to Ust-KamenogorskKazakhstan982 km (610 mi)about 14 h 58 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 Kokshetau?

The right, as everywhere in Kazakhstan.

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.