The calculated distance (air line) between Palekh and Nizhniy Novgorod is approximately 88 miles respectively 142 kilometers.
By car or train, the actual journey to Nizhniy Novgorod is certainly longer, as only the direct route (as the crow flies) between Palekh and Nizhniy Novgorod has been calculated here.
Air line (approximately)
142 kilometers
76 nautical miles