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Kostanay · Kazakhstan

Car hire and driving in Kostanay

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 KSN means 5 km (3 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 Kostanay

Car rental from Kostanay: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kostanay to RudnyyKazakhstan44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Kostanay to KokshetauKazakhstan384 km (238 mi)about 5 h 51 min
Kostanay to PetropavlKazakhstan405 km (252 mi)about 6 h 11 min
Kostanay to AktobeKazakhstan549 km (341 mi)about 8 h 22 min
Kostanay to AstanaKazakhstan579 km (360 mi)about 8 h 50 min
Kostanay to ZhezqazghanKazakhstan668 km (415 mi)about 10 h 11 min
Kostanay to TemirtauKazakhstan733 km (455 mi)about 11 h 11 min
Kostanay to KaragandyKazakhstan757 km (470 mi)about 11 h 33 min
Kostanay to EkibastuzKazakhstan809 km (502 mi)about 12 h 20 min
Kostanay to OralKazakhstan858 km (533 mi)about 13 h 5 min
Kostanay to PavlodarKazakhstan903 km (561 mi)about 13 h 46 min
Kostanay to KyzylordaKazakhstan940 km (584 mi)about 14 h 20 min
Kostanay to AlmatyKazakhstan1,477 km (918 mi)about 22 h 31 min
Kostanay to ShymkentKazakhstan1,291 km (802 mi)about 19 h 41 min
Kostanay to TarazKazakhstan1,282 km (796 mi)about 19 h 33 min
Kostanay to Ust-KamenogorskKazakhstan1,355 km (842 mi)about 20 h 40 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 Kostanay?

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 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.