Car hire and driving in Podolsk
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 DME means 22 km (14 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 Podolsk
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podolsk to Cherëmushki | Russia | 27 km (17 mi) | about 24 min |
| Podolsk to Novo-Peredelkino | Russia | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Podolsk to Odintsovo | Russia | 32 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Podolsk to Lyubertsy | Russia | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Podolsk to Moscow | Russia | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Podolsk to Zheleznodorozhnyy | Russia | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Podolsk to Balashikha | Russia | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Podolsk to Khimki | Russia | 54 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Podolsk to Mytishchi | Russia | 55 km (34 mi) | about 51 min |
| Podolsk to Serpukhov | Russia | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Podolsk to Korolev | Russia | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Podolsk to Shchyolkovo | Russia | 62 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Podolsk to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 661 km (410 mi) | about 10 h 4 min |
| Podolsk to Berlin | Germany | 1,603 km (996 mi) | about 24 h 27 min |
| Podolsk to Kyiv | Ukraine | 725 km (451 mi) | about 11 h 4 min |
| Podolsk to Hamburg | Germany | 1,780 km (1,106 mi) | about 27 h 9 min |
| Podolsk to Bucharest | Romania | 1,467 km (912 mi) | about 22 h 23 min |
| Podolsk to Minsk | Belarus | 664 km (412 mi) | about 10 h 7 min |
| Podolsk to Budapest | Hungary | 1,549 km (962 mi) | about 23 h 37 min |
| Podolsk to Warsaw | Poland | 1,139 km (708 mi) | about 17 h 22 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 Podolsk?
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.