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Tiraspol · Moldova

Car hire and driving in Tiraspol

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

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In Moldova traffic drives on the right. Picking up at RMO means 54 km (34 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Tiraspol

Car rental from Tiraspol: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tiraspol to ChisinauMoldova61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Tiraspol to OdesaUkraine94 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Tiraspol to CheremushkyUkraine94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Tiraspol to IaşiRomania158 km (98 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Tiraspol to BălţiMoldova164 km (102 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Tiraspol to MykolayivUkraine180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Tiraspol to GalaţiRomania198 km (123 mi)about 3 h 1 min
Tiraspol to BacăuRomania209 km (130 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Tiraspol to BrăilaRomania216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 18 min
Tiraspol to Piatra NeamţRomania251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 49 min
Tiraspol to KropyvnytskyiUkraine271 km (168 mi)about 4 h 8 min
Tiraspol to VinnytsyaUkraine279 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Tiraspol to IstanbulTurkey650 km (404 mi)about 9 h 55 min
Tiraspol to MoscowRussia1,134 km (705 mi)about 17 h 18 min
Tiraspol to Saint PetersburgRussia1,457 km (905 mi)about 22 h 13 min
Tiraspol to AnkaraTurkey813 km (505 mi)about 12 h 23 min
Tiraspol to BerlinGermany1,323 km (822 mi)about 20 h 10 min
Tiraspol to BursaTurkey741 km (460 mi)about 11 h 18 min
Tiraspol to KyivUkraine407 km (253 mi)about 6 h 12 min
Tiraspol to İzmirTurkey959 km (596 mi)about 14 h 38 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 Tiraspol?

The right, as everywhere in Moldova.

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.