Distance from Van to Moscow
Straight line
By road
Travel time
Direction
Open in the calculator (stops, directions, fuel cost) → Moscow → Van
How far is Van from Moscow?
Van (Türkiye) and Moscow (Russia) are quite far apart: 1,966 km in a straight line, that is 1,222 miles or 1,062 nautical miles. The distance is measured over the Earth's surface (WGS84 ellipsoid) along the shortest possible path.
By road, Van to Moscow is 2,647 km (1,645 miles), about 36 h 19 min by car on the fastest route, without traffic or stops. The road is 35% longer than the straight line.
From Van, Moscow lies to the north (initial bearing 349°). The route crosses from Türkiye into Russia. The halfway point is at 47.1586°, 40.9711°.
A direct flight would take about 2 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 Van
- Van – Batman 208 km
- Van – Yerevan 211 km
- Van – Erzurum 240 km
- Van – Mosul 241 km
- Van – Tabriz 258 km
- Van – Diyarbakır 284 km
- Van – Elazığ 362 km
- Van – Tbilisi 377 km
- Van – Trabzon 419 km
Other distances from Moscow
- Moscow – Nizhniy Novgorod 402 km
- Moscow – Vitebsk 471 km
- Moscow – Mahilyow 508 km
- Moscow – Homyel' 568 km
- Moscow – Sumy 569 km
- Moscow – Babruysk 615 km
- Moscow – Chernihiv 630 km
- Moscow – Saint Petersburg 634 km
- Moscow – Kharkiv 648 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is Van from Moscow?
By road it is 2,647 km (1,645 miles) from Van to Moscow; in a straight line it is 1,966 km (1,222 miles).
How long is the drive from Van to Moscow?
About 36 h 19 min on the fastest route (2,647 km), without traffic or stops.
In which direction is Moscow from Van?
Moscow is to the north of Van, at an initial bearing of 349°.
How long is the flight from Van to Moscow?
A direct flight would take about 2 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.