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Ulyanovsk · Russia

Car hire and driving in Ulyanovsk

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 ULV means 12 km (7 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 Ulyanovsk

Car rental from Ulyanovsk: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ulyanovsk to DimitrovgradRussia81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Ulyanovsk to TolyattiRussia109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Ulyanovsk to SyzranRussia130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Ulyanovsk to KazanRussia169 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Ulyanovsk to SamaraRussia170 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Ulyanovsk to NovokuybyshevskRussia171 km (106 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Ulyanovsk to NovocheboksarskRussia206 km (128 mi)about 3 h 9 min
Ulyanovsk to SaranskRussia209 km (130 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Ulyanovsk to CheboksaryRussia213 km (132 mi)about 3 h 15 min
Ulyanovsk to PenzaRussia255 km (159 mi)about 3 h 53 min
Ulyanovsk to Yoshkar-OlaRussia259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Ulyanovsk to BalakovoRussia259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Ulyanovsk to MoscowRussia703 km (437 mi)about 10 h 44 min
Ulyanovsk to Saint PetersburgRussia1,251 km (777 mi)about 19 h 4 min
Ulyanovsk to KyivUkraine1,282 km (797 mi)about 19 h 33 min
Ulyanovsk to MinskBelarus1,353 km (841 mi)about 20 h 38 min
Ulyanovsk to YekaterinburgRussia817 km (508 mi)about 12 h 27 min
Ulyanovsk to KharkivUkraine957 km (594 mi)about 14 h 35 min
Ulyanovsk to Nizhniy NovgorodRussia355 km (221 mi)about 5 h 25 min
Ulyanovsk to ChelyabinskRussia841 km (523 mi)about 12 h 49 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 Ulyanovsk?

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.