Car hire and driving in Rostov-on-Don
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. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24233148 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.
Drives from Rostov-on-Don
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rostov-on-Don to Novocherkassk | Russia | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Taganrog | Russia | 61 km (38 mi) | about 55 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Shakhty | Russia | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Luhansk | Ukraine | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Alchevsk | Ukraine | 155 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Makiyivka | Ukraine | 162 km (101 mi) | about 2 h 28 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Mariupol | Ukraine | 164 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 30 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Donetsk | Ukraine | 168 km (105 mi) | about 2 h 34 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Horlivka | Ukraine | 174 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Volgodonsk | Russia | 187 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Berdyansk | Ukraine | 227 km (141 mi) | about 3 h 28 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Kramatorsk | Ukraine | 232 km (144 mi) | about 3 h 32 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Istanbul | Turkey | 1,100 km (683 mi) | about 16 h 46 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Moscow | Russia | 960 km (596 mi) | about 14 h 38 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,541 km (957 mi) | about 23 h 30 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Ankara | Turkey | 981 km (609 mi) | about 14 h 57 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Bursa | Turkey | 1,157 km (719 mi) | about 17 h 38 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Kyiv | Ukraine | 762 km (473 mi) | about 11 h 37 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to İzmir | Turkey | 1,414 km (879 mi) | about 21 h 34 min |
| Rostov-on-Don to Gaziantep | Turkey | 1,146 km (712 mi) | about 17 h 28 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 Rostov-on-Don?
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.