Car hire and driving in Nizhniy Novgorod
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 GOJ means 17 km (11 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 Nizhniy Novgorod
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Dzerzhinsk | Russia | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Arzamas | Russia | 104 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Murom | Russia | 149 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 17 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Kovrov | Russia | 165 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 31 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Ivanovo | Russia | 200 km (124 mi) | about 3 h 3 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Cheboksary | Russia | 202 km (125 mi) | about 3 h 5 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Novocheboksarsk | Russia | 216 km (134 mi) | about 3 h 18 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Vladimir | Russia | 224 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 25 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Yoshkar-Ola | Russia | 241 km (150 mi) | about 3 h 41 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Kostroma | Russia | 245 km (152 mi) | about 3 h 44 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Saransk | Russia | 250 km (155 mi) | about 3 h 48 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Yaroslavl | Russia | 289 km (180 mi) | about 4 h 24 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Moscow | Russia | 402 km (250 mi) | about 6 h 7 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 896 km (557 mi) | about 13 h 40 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,104 km (686 mi) | about 16 h 50 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Minsk | Belarus | 1,077 km (669 mi) | about 16 h 25 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Warsaw | Poland | 1,552 km (964 mi) | about 23 h 40 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Stockholm | Sweden | 1,561 km (970 mi) | about 23 h 48 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Yekaterinburg | Russia | 1,016 km (631 mi) | about 15 h 30 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Kharkiv | Ukraine | 873 km (543 mi) | about 13 h 19 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 Nizhniy Novgorod?
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.