Car hire and driving in Obninsk
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 VKO means 67 km (42 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 Obninsk
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obninsk to Serpukhov | Russia | 55 km (34 mi) | about 51 min |
| Obninsk to Kaluga | Russia | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Obninsk to Podolsk | Russia | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Obninsk to Novo-Peredelkino | Russia | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Obninsk to Odintsovo | Russia | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Obninsk to Cherëmushki | Russia | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Obninsk to Moscow | Russia | 96 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Obninsk to Khimki | Russia | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Obninsk to Lyubertsy | Russia | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Obninsk to Zelenograd | Russia | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Obninsk to Zheleznodorozhnyy | Russia | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Obninsk to Mytishchi | Russia | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Obninsk to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 655 km (407 mi) | about 9 h 59 min |
| Obninsk to Berlin | Germany | 1,542 km (958 mi) | about 23 h 31 min |
| Obninsk to Kyiv | Ukraine | 660 km (410 mi) | about 10 h 3 min |
| Obninsk to Hamburg | Germany | 1,724 km (1,071 mi) | about 26 h 18 min |
| Obninsk to Bucharest | Romania | 1,403 km (872 mi) | about 21 h 24 min |
| Obninsk to Minsk | Belarus | 599 km (372 mi) | about 9 h 8 min |
| Obninsk to Budapest | Hungary | 1,480 km (919 mi) | about 22 h 34 min |
| Obninsk to Warsaw | Poland | 1,074 km (667 mi) | about 16 h 23 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 Obninsk?
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.