Distance from Samara to Poltava
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How far is Samara from Poltava?
Samara (Russia) and Poltava (Ukraine) are quite far apart: 1,155 km in a straight line, that is 718 miles or 624 nautical miles. The distance is measured over the Earth's surface (WGS84 ellipsoid) along the shortest possible path.
By road, Samara to Poltava is 1,544 km (959 miles), about 23 h 16 min by car on the fastest route, without traffic or stops. The road is 34% longer than the straight line.
From Samara, Poltava lies to the west (initial bearing 256°). The route crosses from Russia into Ukraine. The halfway point is at 51.6562°, 42.0357°.
A direct flight would take about 1 h 57 min (800 km/h cruise plus take-off and landing). The road distance and driving time are calculated on the map from OpenStreetMap roads.
Other distances from Samara
- Samara – Kazan 295 km
- Samara – Ufa 417 km
- Samara – Nizhniy Novgorod 526 km
- Samara – Volgograd 636 km
- Samara – Chelyabinsk 765 km
- Samara – Yekaterinburg 780 km
- Samara – Moscow 857 km
- Samara – Luhansk 917 km
- Samara – Rostov-na-Donu 994 km
Other distances from Poltava
- Poltava – Kremenchuk 100 km
- Poltava – Kamianske 120 km
- Poltava – Kharkiv 130 km
- Poltava – Dnipro 131 km
- Poltava – Sumy 149 km
- Poltava – Cherkasy 180 km
- Poltava – Zaporizhia 203 km
- Poltava – Kropyvnytskyi 205 km
- Poltava – Kryvyi Rih 206 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is Samara from Poltava?
By road it is 1,544 km (959 miles) from Samara to Poltava; in a straight line it is 1,155 km (718 miles).
How long is the drive from Samara to Poltava?
About 23 h 16 min on the fastest route (1,544 km), without traffic or stops.
In which direction is Poltava from Samara?
Poltava is to the west of Samara, at an initial bearing of 256°.
How long is the flight from Samara to Poltava?
A direct flight would take about 1 h 57 min at an average cruising speed of 800 km/h.
How is the distance calculated?
The straight-line distance is computed on the WGS84 ellipsoid with the Vincenty formula, accurate to the metre. The road distance comes from OpenStreetMap roads.