Distance between cities in Russia

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Distances between main cities

In Russia, cities are dispersed compared to those in other countries, with an average distance of 1,364 km between the 10 most populated cities. The following matrix shows all distances between the main cities.

Moscow Saint Petersburg Yekaterinburg Kazan Chelyabinsk Omsk Samara Ufa
Moscow - 636 km 1,422 km 721 km 1,501 km 2,243 km 859 km 1,169 km
Saint Petersburg 636 km - 1,788 km 1,203 km 1,918 km 2,593 km 1,423 km 1,637 km
Yekaterinburg 1,422 km 1,788 km - 720 km 196 km 823 km 782 km 374 km
Kazan 721 km 1,203 km 720 km - 780 km 1,531 km 296 km 450 km
Chelyabinsk 1,501 km 1,918 km 196 km 780 km - 762 km 767 km 353 km
Omsk 2,243 km 2,593 km 823 km 1,531 km 762 km - 1,525 km 1,115 km
Samara 859 km 1,423 km 782 km 296 km 767 km 1,525 km - 418 km
Ufa 1,169 km 1,637 km 374 km 450 km 353 km 1,115 km 418 km -

Longest distances in Russia

Among the 10 main cities, the longest distance is 3,588 km, between Saint Petersburg and Krasnoyarsk. If the group is expanded to the 25 largest cities, the longest distance is between Krasnodar and Vladivostok, with 6,999 km. In the group of the 100 main cities, the longest distance is between Sochi and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, with 7,814 km.

Group From → To Distance
Among the main 10 cities From Saint Petersburg to Krasnoyarsk 3,588 km (2,230 mi)
Among the main 25 cities From Krasnodar to Vladivostok 6,999 km (4,349 mi)
Among the main 100 cities From Sochi to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 7,814 km (4,855 mi)

The greatest latitudinal distance (north to south) between two cities in Russia is from Murmansk to Makhachkala, with a displacement of 26 degrees of latitude, approximately equivalent to 2,875 km. The total distance between these cities is 3,013 km.

In the longitudinal direction (west to east), the greatest distance is from Kaliningrad to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, with a displacement of 1.64 degrees of longitude, which is approximately equivalent to 8,883 km. The total distance between these cities is 7,452 km.

Distances to international cities

International routes from cities in Russia reach significant distances, such as the 14,484 kilometers between Moscow and Sydney, covering a transcontinental connection between Europe and Oceania. Below are some international distances from Russia.

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