Car hire and driving in Petrozavodsk
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 PES means 15 km (9 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 Petrozavodsk
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrozavodsk to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 300 km (186 mi) | about 4 h 34 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Kolpino | Russia | 305 km (189 mi) | about 4 h 39 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Cherepovets | Russia | 353 km (220 mi) | about 5 h 23 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Kuopio | Finland | 365 km (227 mi) | about 5 h 34 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Velikiy Novgorod | Russia | 401 km (249 mi) | about 6 h 7 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Severodvinsk | Russia | 413 km (257 mi) | about 6 h 18 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Vologda | Russia | 416 km (258 mi) | about 6 h 20 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Arkhangel’sk | Russia | 437 km (272 mi) | about 6 h 40 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Jyväskylä | Finland | 453 km (281 mi) | about 6 h 54 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Lahti | Finland | 471 km (292 mi) | about 7 h 11 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Rybinsk | Russia | 485 km (301 mi) | about 7 h 24 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Vantaa | Finland | 527 km (328 mi) | about 8 h 2 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Moscow | Russia | 697 km (433 mi) | about 10 h 37 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Berlin | Germany | 1,617 km (1,005 mi) | about 24 h 39 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,281 km (796 mi) | about 19 h 32 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Hamburg | Germany | 1,698 km (1,055 mi) | about 25 h 54 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Minsk | Belarus | 963 km (598 mi) | about 14 h 41 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Warsaw | Poland | 1,329 km (826 mi) | about 20 h 16 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Stockholm | Sweden | 928 km (577 mi) | about 14 h 9 min |
| Petrozavodsk to Yekaterinburg | Russia | 1,575 km (978 mi) | about 24 h 1 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 Petrozavodsk?
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.