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Pyatigorsk · Russia

Car hire and driving in Pyatigorsk

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

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In Russia traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MRV 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 Pyatigorsk

Car rental from Pyatigorsk: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Pyatigorsk to KislovodskRussia30 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Pyatigorsk to NalchikRussia76 km (48 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Pyatigorsk to CherkesskRussia82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Pyatigorsk to NevinnomysskRussia109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Pyatigorsk to StavropolRussia139 km (87 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Pyatigorsk to NazranRussia166 km (103 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Pyatigorsk to VladikavkazRussia172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 37 min
Pyatigorsk to ArmavirRussia186 km (116 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Pyatigorsk to GroznyRussia227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Pyatigorsk to MaykopRussia243 km (151 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Pyatigorsk to ElistaRussia268 km (167 mi)about 4 h 5 min
Pyatigorsk to SochiRussia271 km (169 mi)about 4 h 8 min
Pyatigorsk to IstanbulTurkey1,202 km (747 mi)about 18 h 20 min
Pyatigorsk to MoscowRussia1,357 km (843 mi)about 20 h 42 min
Pyatigorsk to AnkaraTurkey959 km (596 mi)about 14 h 37 min
Pyatigorsk to BursaTurkey1,229 km (764 mi)about 18 h 44 min
Pyatigorsk to KyivUkraine1,181 km (734 mi)about 18 h 1 min
Pyatigorsk to İzmirTurkey1,468 km (912 mi)about 22 h 23 min
Pyatigorsk to GaziantepTurkey912 km (567 mi)about 13 h 55 min
Pyatigorsk to BucharestRomania1,348 km (838 mi)about 20 h 33 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 Pyatigorsk?

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.