Car hire and driving in Lahti
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Finland traffic drives on the right. Picking up at HEL means 83 km (52 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Lahti
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahti to Vantaa | Finland | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Lahti to Helsinki | Finland | 99 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Lahti to Espoo | Finland | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Lahti to Tampere | Finland | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Lahti to Jyväskylä | Finland | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 8 min |
| Lahti to Tallinn | Estonia | 179 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 44 min |
| Lahti to Turku | Finland | 194 km (120 mi) | about 2 h 57 min |
| Lahti to Kuopio | Finland | 237 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 37 min |
| Lahti to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 280 km (174 mi) | about 4 h 16 min |
| Lahti to Kolpino | Russia | 303 km (189 mi) | about 4 h 38 min |
| Lahti to Pskov | Russia | 383 km (238 mi) | about 5 h 50 min |
| Lahti to Velikiy Novgorod | Russia | 416 km (259 mi) | about 6 h 21 min |
| Lahti to Moscow | Russia | 906 km (563 mi) | about 13 h 49 min |
| Lahti to Berlin | Germany | 1,197 km (744 mi) | about 18 h 15 min |
| Lahti to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,209 km (751 mi) | about 18 h 26 min |
| Lahti to Hamburg | Germany | 1,248 km (775 mi) | about 19 h 1 min |
| Lahti to Minsk | Belarus | 796 km (494 mi) | about 12 h 8 min |
| Lahti to Budapest | Hungary | 1,558 km (968 mi) | about 23 h 46 min |
| Lahti to Warsaw | Poland | 1,013 km (630 mi) | about 15 h 27 min |
| Lahti to Vienna | Austria | 1,538 km (956 mi) | about 23 h 27 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 Lahti?
The right, as everywhere in Finland.
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.