Bender: 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.
Bender is a city of 110,175 people in Moldova (Bender Municipality), 33 m (108 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Chişinău International Airport (RMO), 43 km (27 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Bendery-1.
Key facts
Daylight in Bender runs from about 8 h 36 min a day in late December to 15 h 56 min in late June (computed for 46.83° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Bender is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Chişinău International Airport (RMO), 43 km (27 mi) from the centre, whose 11,778-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Bender: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Bendery-1, Bendery-2. Trains to Bender
Buses to Bender · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Bucharest, 374 km (Romania) — flights · trains
- Odesa, 104 km (Ukraine) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Chisinau, 51 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kryvyy Rih, 318 km (Ukraine) — trains
- Sevastopol, 400 km (Ukraine)
- Mykolayiv, 192 km (Ukraine) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vinnytsya, 277 km (Ukraine) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Iaşi, 147 km (Romania) — buses · car rental · tours
- Constanţa, 302 km (Romania) — buses · car rental
- Khmelnytskyi, 342 km (Ukraine) — trains
Twin towns and sister cities: Beira, Cavriago, Dubăsari, Montesilvano, Ochamchire, Ceadîr-Lunga.
Common questions
Which airport serves Bender?
Chişinău International Airport (RMO), 43 km (27 mi) from the centre.
How big is Bender?
About 110,175 people live in Bender, across 97 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Bender in?
Europe/Chisinau, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Bender?
The Leu (MDL). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Bender?
Bucharest (374 km), Odesa (104 km), Chisinau (51 km), Kryvyy Rih (318 km), Sevastopol (400 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.