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Zhytomyr · Ukraine

Car hire and driving in Zhytomyr

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

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In Ukraine traffic drives on the right. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648798.

Drives from Zhytomyr

Car rental from Zhytomyr: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Zhytomyr to Bila TserkvaUkraine115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Zhytomyr to VinnytsyaUkraine116 km (72 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Zhytomyr to KyivUkraine133 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Zhytomyr to BrovaryUkraine152 km (95 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Zhytomyr to KhmelnytskyiUkraine154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Zhytomyr to RivneUkraine177 km (110 mi)about 2 h 42 min
Zhytomyr to MazyrBelarus201 km (125 mi)about 3 h 4 min
Zhytomyr to ChernihivUkraine229 km (142 mi)about 3 h 30 min
Zhytomyr to TernopilUkraine235 km (146 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Zhytomyr to LutskUkraine242 km (150 mi)about 3 h 41 min
Zhytomyr to CherkasyUkraine259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Zhytomyr to PinskBelarus275 km (171 mi)about 4 h 12 min
Zhytomyr to IstanbulTurkey1,029 km (639 mi)about 15 h 41 min
Zhytomyr to MoscowRussia853 km (530 mi)about 13 h 1 min
Zhytomyr to Saint PetersburgRussia1,081 km (672 mi)about 16 h 29 min
Zhytomyr to AnkaraTurkey1,195 km (743 mi)about 18 h 14 min
Zhytomyr to BerlinGermany1,087 km (675 mi)about 16 h 34 min
Zhytomyr to BursaTurkey1,120 km (696 mi)about 17 h 5 min
Zhytomyr to İzmirTurkey1,323 km (822 mi)about 20 h 11 min
Zhytomyr to RomeItaly1,551 km (964 mi)about 23 h 39 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 Zhytomyr?

The right, as everywhere in Ukraine.

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.