Chernihiv: 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.
Chernihiv is a city of 282,747 people in Ukraine (Chernihiv Oblast), 106 m (348 ft) above sea level. It has 1 railway station on record, including Chernihiv.
Key facts
Daylight in Chernihiv runs from about 7 h 54 min a day in late December to 16 h 43 min in late June (computed for 51.51° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Chernihiv in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
By rail: stations on record include Chernihiv. Trains to Chernihiv
Buses to Chernihiv · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Kyiv, 128 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Minsk, 366 km (Belarus)
- Kharkiv, 388 km
- Homyel', 105 km (Belarus) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kursk, 339 km (Russia)
- Vinnytsya, 322 km
- Bryansk, 284 km (Russia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Mahilyow, 275 km (Belarus) — buses · car rental · tours
- Belgorod, 383 km (Russia)
- Smolensk, 367 km (Russia)
Twin towns and sister cities: Prilep, Gabrovo, Gomel, Tarnobrzeg, Bryansk, Memmingen, Hradec Králové, Mytishchi, Ogre, Petah Tikva, Pskov, Rostov Veliky, Rzeszów, Reims.
Common questions
How big is Chernihiv?
About 282,747 people live in Chernihiv, across 79 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Chernihiv in?
Europe/Kyiv, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Chernihiv?
The Hryvnia (UAH). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Chernihiv?
Kyiv (128 km), Minsk (366 km), Kharkiv (388 km), Homyel' (105 km), Kursk (339 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.