Car hire and driving in Novokuznetsk
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 NOZ means 18 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 Novokuznetsk
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novokuznetsk to Prokop’yevsk | Russia | 33 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Kiselëvsk | Russia | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Mezhdurechensk | Russia | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Leninsk-Kuznetsky | Russia | 118 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Biysk | Russia | 188 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Kemerovo | Russia | 190 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Barnaul | Russia | 229 km (143 mi) | about 3 h 30 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Abakan | Russia | 282 km (175 mi) | about 4 h 18 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Novosibirsk | Russia | 306 km (190 mi) | about 4 h 40 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Tomsk | Russia | 334 km (208 mi) | about 5 h 6 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Seversk | Russia | 347 km (216 mi) | about 5 h 17 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Achinsk | Russia | 352 km (219 mi) | about 5 h 22 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Yekaterinburg | Russia | 1,702 km (1,058 mi) | about 25 h 57 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Chelyabinsk | Russia | 1,659 km (1,031 mi) | about 25 h 18 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Omsk | Russia | 901 km (560 mi) | about 13 h 44 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Krasnoyarsk | Russia | 449 km (279 mi) | about 6 h 51 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Tyumen | Russia | 1,407 km (874 mi) | about 21 h 28 min |
| Novokuznetsk to Irkutsk | Russia | 1,156 km (718 mi) | about 17 h 38 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 Novokuznetsk?
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.