Car hire and driving in Novosibirsk
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 OVB means 20 km (12 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 Novosibirsk
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novosibirsk to Barnaul | Russia | 192 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Novosibirsk to Kemerovo | Russia | 205 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Novosibirsk to Tomsk | Russia | 208 km (130 mi) | about 3 h 11 min |
| Novosibirsk to Leninsk-Kuznetsky | Russia | 212 km (131 mi) | about 3 h 14 min |
| Novosibirsk to Seversk | Russia | 214 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 16 min |
| Novosibirsk to Kiselëvsk | Russia | 267 km (166 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Novosibirsk to Prokop’yevsk | Russia | 274 km (170 mi) | about 4 h 11 min |
| Novosibirsk to Novokuznetsk | Russia | 306 km (190 mi) | about 4 h 40 min |
| Novosibirsk to Biysk | Russia | 314 km (195 mi) | about 4 h 47 min |
| Novosibirsk to Mezhdurechensk | Russia | 364 km (226 mi) | about 5 h 33 min |
| Novosibirsk to Rubtsovsk | Russia | 407 km (253 mi) | about 6 h 12 min |
| Novosibirsk to Achinsk | Russia | 494 km (307 mi) | about 7 h 32 min |
| Novosibirsk to Yekaterinburg | Russia | 1,398 km (869 mi) | about 21 h 19 min |
| Novosibirsk to Chelyabinsk | Russia | 1,363 km (847 mi) | about 20 h 47 min |
| Novosibirsk to Omsk | Russia | 609 km (379 mi) | about 9 h 18 min |
| Novosibirsk to Ufa | Russia | 1,714 km (1,065 mi) | about 26 h 9 min |
| Novosibirsk to Krasnoyarsk | Russia | 639 km (397 mi) | about 9 h 44 min |
| Novosibirsk to Perm | Russia | 1,659 km (1,031 mi) | about 25 h 18 min |
| Novosibirsk to Tyumen | Russia | 1,102 km (685 mi) | about 16 h 48 min |
| Novosibirsk to Irkutsk | Russia | 1,434 km (891 mi) | about 21 h 52 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 Novosibirsk?
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.