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Murmansk · Russia

Car hire and driving in Murmansk

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

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In Russia traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MMK means 25 km (16 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 Murmansk

Car rental from Murmansk: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Murmansk to OuluFinland550 km (342 mi)about 8 h 23 min
Murmansk to SeverodvinskRussia572 km (355 mi)about 8 h 43 min
Murmansk to Arkhangel’skRussia590 km (366 mi)about 8 h 59 min
Murmansk to KuopioFinland718 km (446 mi)about 10 h 57 min
Murmansk to PetrozavodskRussia801 km (498 mi)about 12 h 13 min
Murmansk to UmeåSweden805 km (500 mi)about 12 h 17 min
Murmansk to JyväskyläFinland820 km (509 mi)about 12 h 30 min
Murmansk to TampereFinland935 km (581 mi)about 14 h 15 min
Murmansk to LahtiFinland953 km (592 mi)about 14 h 32 min
Murmansk to Saint PetersburgRussia1,013 km (629 mi)about 15 h 27 min
Murmansk to KolpinoRussia1,032 km (641 mi)about 15 h 44 min
Murmansk to VantaaFinland1,036 km (644 mi)about 15 h 48 min
Murmansk to MoscowRussia1,487 km (924 mi)about 22 h 41 min
Murmansk to StockholmSweden1,288 km (801 mi)about 19 h 39 min
Murmansk to Nizhniy NovgorodRussia1,506 km (936 mi)about 22 h 58 min
Murmansk to KazanRussia1,670 km (1,038 mi)about 25 h 28 min
Murmansk to CopenhagenDenmark1,800 km (1,118 mi)about 27 h 27 min
Murmansk to OsloNorway1,455 km (904 mi)about 22 h 12 min
Murmansk to PermRussia1,655 km (1,028 mi)about 25 h 14 min
Murmansk to RigaLatvia1,408 km (875 mi)about 21 h 29 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 Murmansk?

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 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.