Car hire and driving in Lviv
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
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 Lviv
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lviv to Ivano-Frankivsk | Ukraine | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Lviv to Ternopil | Ukraine | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Lviv to Lutsk | Ukraine | 139 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Lviv to Rzeszów | Poland | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Lviv to Rivne | Ukraine | 180 km (112 mi) | about 2 h 45 min |
| Lviv to Uzhhorod | Ukraine | 184 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Lviv to Lublin | Poland | 188 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| Lviv to Khmelnytskyi | Ukraine | 218 km (135 mi) | about 3 h 19 min |
| Lviv to Tarnów | Poland | 218 km (136 mi) | about 3 h 20 min |
| Lviv to Chernivtsi | Ukraine | 221 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Lviv to Košice | Slovakia | 236 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 36 min |
| Lviv to Satu Mare | Romania | 242 km (150 mi) | about 3 h 42 min |
| Lviv to Istanbul | Turkey | 1,053 km (654 mi) | about 16 h 4 min |
| Lviv to Moscow | Russia | 1,123 km (698 mi) | about 17 h 7 min |
| Lviv to London | United Kingdom | 1,704 km (1,059 mi) | about 25 h 59 min |
| Lviv to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,192 km (740 mi) | about 18 h 10 min |
| Lviv to Ankara | Turkey | 1,302 km (809 mi) | about 19 h 51 min |
| Lviv to Berlin | Germany | 797 km (495 mi) | about 12 h 9 min |
| Lviv to Bursa | Turkey | 1,142 km (710 mi) | about 17 h 25 min |
| Lviv to Kyiv | Ukraine | 468 km (291 mi) | about 7 h 8 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 Lviv?
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 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.