Car hire and driving in Kurgan
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. Picking up at KRO 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/Q24233148 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.
Drives from Kurgan
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurgan to Tyumen | Russia | 190 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Kurgan to Kamensk-Ural’skiy | Russia | 238 km (148 mi) | about 3 h 37 min |
| Kurgan to Chelyabinsk | Russia | 250 km (155 mi) | about 3 h 49 min |
| Kurgan to Yekaterinburg | Russia | 332 km (206 mi) | about 5 h 4 min |
| Kurgan to Miass | Russia | 335 km (208 mi) | about 5 h 6 min |
| Kurgan to Tobolsk | Russia | 353 km (219 mi) | about 5 h 23 min |
| Kurgan to Zlatoust | Russia | 361 km (224 mi) | about 5 h 31 min |
| Kurgan to Pervouralsk | Russia | 371 km (231 mi) | about 5 h 40 min |
| Kurgan to Nizhny Tagil | Russia | 428 km (266 mi) | about 6 h 32 min |
| Kurgan to Magnitogorsk | Russia | 469 km (291 mi) | about 7 h 9 min |
| Kurgan to Omsk | Russia | 511 km (318 mi) | about 7 h 48 min |
| Kurgan to Ufa | Russia | 601 km (374 mi) | about 9 h 10 min |
| Kurgan to Moscow | Russia | 1,730 km (1,075 mi) | about 26 h 23 min |
| Kurgan to Novosibirsk | Russia | 1,113 km (692 mi) | about 16 h 59 min |
| Kurgan to Nizhniy Novgorod | Russia | 1,329 km (826 mi) | about 20 h 16 min |
| Kurgan to Kazan | Russia | 1,017 km (632 mi) | about 15 h 30 min |
| Kurgan to Samara | Russia | 1,015 km (631 mi) | about 15 h 29 min |
| Kurgan to Krasnoyarsk | Russia | 1,717 km (1,067 mi) | about 26 h 11 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 Kurgan?
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.