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Olsztyn · Poland

Car hire and driving in Olsztyn

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

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In Poland traffic drives on the right. Picking up at SZY means 45 km (28 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648827 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648832.

Drives from Olsztyn

Car rental from Olsztyn: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Olsztyn to ElblągPoland82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Olsztyn to KaliningradRussia103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Olsztyn to GdańskPoland136 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Olsztyn to PłockPoland147 km (91 mi)about 2 h 15 min
Olsztyn to GdyniaPoland152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Olsztyn to ToruńPoland152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Olsztyn to WłocławekPoland158 km (98 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Olsztyn to BiałołekaPoland166 km (103 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Olsztyn to BielanyPoland168 km (105 mi)about 2 h 34 min
Olsztyn to TargówekPoland170 km (106 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Olsztyn to BemowoPoland172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Olsztyn to WolaPoland175 km (109 mi)about 2 h 40 min
Olsztyn to IstanbulTurkey1,554 km (965 mi)about 23 h 41 min
Olsztyn to MoscowRussia1,117 km (694 mi)about 17 h 2 min
Olsztyn to LondonUnited Kingdom1,409 km (875 mi)about 21 h 29 min
Olsztyn to Saint PetersburgRussia906 km (563 mi)about 13 h 49 min
Olsztyn to AnkaraTurkey1,800 km (1,118 mi)about 27 h 27 min
Olsztyn to BerlinGermany492 km (306 mi)about 7 h 30 min
Olsztyn to BursaTurkey1,642 km (1,020 mi)about 25 h 2 min
Olsztyn to KyivUkraine778 km (483 mi)about 11 h 51 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 Olsztyn?

The right, as everywhere in Poland.

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.