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Russia · Chuvash Republic

Cheboksary: 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.

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Cheboksary is a city of 492,331 people in Russia (Chuvash Republic), 141 m (463 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Cheboksary Airport (CSY), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Cheboksary. Our booking partner lists 12 places to stay.

Key facts

Population492,331
Elevation141 m (463 ft)
Area233 km²
Time zoneEurope/Moscow (UTC+3 now)
CurrencyRuble (RUB)
Dialling code+7
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, Schuko
UN/LOCODERUCSY
Coordinates56.132, 47.246
Cheboksary

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Daylight in Cheboksary runs from about 7 h a day in late December to 17 h 45 min in late June (computed for 56.13° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

Cheboksary is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Cheboksary Airport (CSY), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,241 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.

Flights to Cheboksary: every airport, routes and times

By rail: stations on record include Cheboksary. Trains to Cheboksary

Buses to Cheboksary · Driving and car hire

Where to stay

Our booking partner lists 12 places to stay in Cheboksary. Of the 12 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (4), and 1 are five-star. Guests have left 70 reviews in total.

Hotels in Cheboksary: the full picture, and book

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Antalya, Eger, Santa Clara, Krasnoyarsk, Penza.

Common questions

Which airport serves Cheboksary?

Cheboksary Airport (CSY), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre.

How big is Cheboksary?

About 492,331 people live in Cheboksary, across 233 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Cheboksary in?

Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3.

What currency is used in Cheboksary?

The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.

How many hotels are there in Cheboksary?

Our booking partner lists 12 places to stay in Cheboksary, bookable on this site.

Which cities are near Cheboksary?

Nizhniy Novgorod (202 km), Kazan (123 km), Samara (374 km), Tolyatti (319 km), Izhevsk (374 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.