Car hire and driving in Saint Petersburg
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 LED means 16 km (10 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 Saint Petersburg
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg to Kolpino | Russia | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Velikiy Novgorod | Russia | 167 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 33 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Pskov | Russia | 262 km (163 mi) | about 3 h 59 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Lahti | Finland | 280 km (174 mi) | about 4 h 16 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Vantaa | Finland | 295 km (183 mi) | about 4 h 30 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Helsinki | Finland | 300 km (186 mi) | about 4 h 34 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Petrozavodsk | Russia | 300 km (186 mi) | about 4 h 34 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Espoo | Finland | 315 km (196 mi) | about 4 h 49 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Tallinn | Estonia | 317 km (197 mi) | about 4 h 50 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Jyväskylä | Finland | 356 km (221 mi) | about 5 h 25 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Kuopio | Finland | 357 km (222 mi) | about 5 h 27 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Tampere | Finland | 395 km (245 mi) | about 6 h 1 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Moscow | Russia | 635 km (394 mi) | about 9 h 41 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Berlin | Germany | 1,324 km (823 mi) | about 20 h 12 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,055 km (655 mi) | about 16 h 5 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Hamburg | Germany | 1,420 km (882 mi) | about 21 h 39 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Minsk | Belarus | 692 km (430 mi) | about 10 h 33 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Budapest | Hungary | 1,565 km (972 mi) | about 23 h 52 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Warsaw | Poland | 1,031 km (641 mi) | about 15 h 44 min |
| Saint Petersburg to Vienna | Austria | 1,583 km (984 mi) | about 24 h 9 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 Saint Petersburg?
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.