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Volgograd · Russia

Car hire and driving in Volgograd

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 VOG means 14 km (9 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 Volgograd

Car rental from Volgograd: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Volgograd to KamyshinRussia167 km (104 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Volgograd to VolgodonskRussia219 km (136 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Volgograd to ElistaRussia268 km (167 mi)about 4 h 5 min
Volgograd to EngelsRussia329 km (204 mi)about 5 h 1 min
Volgograd to SaratovRussia332 km (206 mi)about 5 h 4 min
Volgograd to ShakhtyRussia336 km (209 mi)about 5 h 7 min
Volgograd to NovocherkasskRussia357 km (222 mi)about 5 h 27 min
Volgograd to AstrakhanRussia374 km (232 mi)about 5 h 42 min
Volgograd to LuhanskUkraine382 km (237 mi)about 5 h 49 min
Volgograd to Rostov-on-DonRussia393 km (244 mi)about 6 h
Volgograd to BatayskRussia394 km (245 mi)about 6 h 1 min
Volgograd to AlchevskUkraine420 km (261 mi)about 6 h 24 min
Volgograd to IstanbulTurkey1,490 km (926 mi)about 22 h 44 min
Volgograd to MoscowRussia911 km (566 mi)about 13 h 54 min
Volgograd to Saint PetersburgRussia1,544 km (959 mi)about 23 h 32 min
Volgograd to AnkaraTurkey1,344 km (835 mi)about 20 h 30 min
Volgograd to BursaTurkey1,544 km (959 mi)about 23 h 33 min
Volgograd to KyivUkraine1,024 km (636 mi)about 15 h 37 min
Volgograd to GaziantepTurkey1,418 km (881 mi)about 21 h 38 min
Volgograd to BucharestRomania1,480 km (920 mi)about 22 h 34 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 Volgograd?

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.