Balashikha: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Balashikha is a city of 150,103 people in Russia (Moscow Oblast), 136 m (446 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA), 30 km (19 mi) from the centre. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Kuchino.
Key facts
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Daylight in Balashikha runs from about 7 h 5 min a day in late December to 17 h 40 min in late June (computed for 55.79° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Balashikha is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA), 30 km (19 mi) from the centre, whose 15,092-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO, 39 km), Domodedovo International Airport (DME, 43 km), Vnukovo International Airport (VKO, 49 km).
Flights to Balashikha: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Kuchino, Saltykovskaya, Balashikha. Trains to Balashikha
Buses to Balashikha · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Moscow, 21 km — tours
- Nizhniy Novgorod, 380 km — flights · trains · buses
- Yaroslavl, 235 km — tours
- Ryazan’, 171 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Lipetsk, 372 km
- Tula, 179 km — tours
- Bryansk, 365 km
- Tver, 173 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ivanovo, 229 km — tours
- Vladimir, 157 km — trains · buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Pernik, Martin, Yangzhou.
Common questions
Which airport serves Balashikha?
Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA), 30 km (19 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Balashikha?
About 150,103 people live in Balashikha, across 98 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Balashikha in?
Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Balashikha?
The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Balashikha?
Moscow (21 km), Nizhniy Novgorod (380 km), Yaroslavl (235 km), Ryazan’ (171 km), Lipetsk (372 km).
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.