Car hire and driving in Surgut
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 SGC means 9 km (6 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 Surgut
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgut to Nefteyugansk | Russia | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Surgut to Nizhnevartovsk | Russia | 172 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 38 min |
| Surgut to Khanty-Mansiysk | Russia | 237 km (148 mi) | about 3 h 37 min |
| Surgut to Noyabrsk | Russia | 239 km (149 mi) | about 3 h 39 min |
| Surgut to Tobolsk | Russia | 446 km (277 mi) | about 6 h 48 min |
| Surgut to Tyumen | Russia | 640 km (397 mi) | about 9 h 45 min |
| Surgut to Omsk | Russia | 697 km (433 mi) | about 10 h 37 min |
| Surgut to Kurgan | Russia | 798 km (496 mi) | about 12 h 10 min |
| Surgut to Seversk | Russia | 835 km (519 mi) | about 12 h 44 min |
| Surgut to Nizhny Tagil | Russia | 841 km (523 mi) | about 12 h 50 min |
| Surgut to Tomsk | Russia | 847 km (527 mi) | about 12 h 55 min |
| Surgut to Kamensk-Ural’skiy | Russia | 851 km (529 mi) | about 12 h 59 min |
| Surgut to Novosibirsk | Russia | 888 km (552 mi) | about 13 h 33 min |
| Surgut to Yekaterinburg | Russia | 878 km (546 mi) | about 13 h 23 min |
| Surgut to Nizhniy Novgorod | Russia | 1,764 km (1,096 mi) | about 26 h 54 min |
| Surgut to Kazan | Russia | 1,525 km (947 mi) | about 23 h 15 min |
| Surgut to Chelyabinsk | Russia | 973 km (605 mi) | about 14 h 51 min |
| Surgut to Samara | Russia | 1,649 km (1,025 mi) | about 25 h 9 min |
| Surgut to Ufa | Russia | 1,251 km (778 mi) | about 19 h 5 min |
| Surgut to Krasnoyarsk | Russia | 1,263 km (785 mi) | about 19 h 15 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 Surgut?
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.