Car hire and driving in Velikiye Luki
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 Velikiye Luki
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velikiye Luki to Vitebsk | Belarus | 130 km (81 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Smolensk | Russia | 198 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 1 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Orsha | Belarus | 203 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 6 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Pskov | Russia | 212 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 14 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Velikiy Novgorod | Russia | 246 km (153 mi) | about 3 h 45 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Barysaw | Belarus | 268 km (167 mi) | about 4 h 5 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Mahilyow | Belarus | 271 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 8 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Minsk | Belarus | 331 km (206 mi) | about 5 h 3 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Tver | Russia | 333 km (207 mi) | about 5 h 5 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Bobruysk | Belarus | 365 km (227 mi) | about 5 h 34 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Vilnius | Lithuania | 379 km (235 mi) | about 5 h 47 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Kolpino | Russia | 379 km (236 mi) | about 5 h 47 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Moscow | Russia | 444 km (276 mi) | about 6 h 46 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 400 km (249 mi) | about 6 h 6 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Berlin | Germany | 1,183 km (735 mi) | about 18 h 2 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Kyiv | Ukraine | 654 km (407 mi) | about 9 h 59 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Hamburg | Germany | 1,343 km (835 mi) | about 20 h 29 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Bucharest | Romania | 1,360 km (845 mi) | about 20 h 45 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Budapest | Hungary | 1,257 km (781 mi) | about 19 h 10 min |
| Velikiye Luki to Warsaw | Poland | 768 km (477 mi) | about 11 h 43 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
We take no bookings for these providers and hold no reservation with them. The provider you choose handles payment, confirmation, changes and refunds. How that works.
Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Velikiye Luki?
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.