Car hire and driving in Yekaterinburg
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 SVX means 17 km (11 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 Yekaterinburg
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yekaterinburg to Pervouralsk | Russia | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Kamensk-Ural’skiy | Russia | 95 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Nizhny Tagil | Russia | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Chelyabinsk | Russia | 195 km (121 mi) | about 2 h 59 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Zlatoust | Russia | 197 km (122 mi) | about 3 h |
| Yekaterinburg to Miass | Russia | 204 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Perm | Russia | 291 km (181 mi) | about 4 h 26 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Tyumen | Russia | 299 km (186 mi) | about 4 h 34 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Kurgan | Russia | 332 km (206 mi) | about 5 h 4 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Berezniki | Russia | 361 km (224 mi) | about 5 h 30 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Ufa | Russia | 374 km (232 mi) | about 5 h 42 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Solikamsk | Russia | 386 km (240 mi) | about 5 h 53 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Moscow | Russia | 1,417 km (881 mi) | about 21 h 37 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,782 km (1,107 mi) | about 27 h 10 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Novosibirsk | Russia | 1,398 km (869 mi) | about 21 h 19 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Kharkiv | Ukraine | 1,773 km (1,102 mi) | about 27 h 3 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Nizhniy Novgorod | Russia | 1,016 km (631 mi) | about 15 h 30 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Kazan | Russia | 718 km (446 mi) | about 10 h 57 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Omsk | Russia | 820 km (509 mi) | about 12 h 30 min |
| Yekaterinburg to Samara | Russia | 780 km (485 mi) | about 11 h 54 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 Yekaterinburg?
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.